When Airbus launched the A300, few believed it would succeed. Critics dismissed it as a government vanity project, airlines ...
This guide explores the Airbus A300’s most distinctive design features and explains how they reshaped the future of commercial aviation. From pioneering the widebody twin-engine configuration to ...
The first Airbus A300 transformed and accelerated air travel worldwide. Its creation was a challenging feat that required cooperation across continents to come to fruition. During the 1960s, the U.S.
A decade after the arrival of the A300, the Airbus family expanded with the A310 taking to the air in 1982 and the A300-600 in 1983. The A310 was a shorter, longer-ranger aircraft than the 300, ...
Staff in the Dubai-based regional headquarters for aircraft manufacturer Airbus are celebrating a special anniversary this weekend. This weekend sees the 40th anniversary of the Franco-German ...
BLAGNAC, France – The airplane is one that turns heads. Aviation enthusiasts instinctively know it is the "Beluga," a nickname stemming from the aircraft's uncanny resemblance to the whale of the same ...
Airbus is to close its A300 and A310 production line next year, marking the first time the European airframer has phased out one of its aircraft models. It follows diminishing demand for the jets and ...
The best-known airlines in the United States are typically scheduled passenger carriers like Delta Air Lines or United Airlines. These carriers all operate flights for passengers, and, as a result, ...
FedEx is the largest remaining operator of Airbus A300s. Credit: Joepriesaviation.net Tracking in-service aircraft and fleet types is usually not difficult using databases such as Aviation Week’s ...
This year, around 4 billion plane passengers will take to the sky — and most of them will travel in an Airbus or a Boeing. These two Goliaths have dominated aerospace manufacturing for half a century, ...