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By the mid-1960s, several European aircraft manufacturers had drawn up competitive designs, but were aware of the risks of such a project. For example, in 1959 Hawker Siddeley had advertised an "Airbus" version of the Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy, [8] which would "be able to lift as many as 126 passengers on ultra short routes at a direct operating cost of 2d. per seat mile".
The division was founded formed in 1992 as the Eurocopter Group, through the merger of the helicopter divisions of Aérospatiale and DASA (two of the founding companies of Airbus). Airbus Helicopters is the foremost player in the turbine helicopter industry both in terms of revenues and deliveries.
Henri Ziegler CVO, CBE (18 November 1906 in Limoges – 24 July 1998, in Paris) was one of the founders of Airbus and its first president.. An engineer, he was a graduate of the École Polytechnique and of "Sup'Aéro" (the national aerospace engineering school) as well as a French air force officer and test pilot. he was a founding father of Airbus Industrie, along with Roger Béteille and ...
Airbus Group Inc. is the prime contractor on the HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft, a key element of the U.S. Coast Guard's modernization program. The Coast Guard plans to buy a total of 36 Ocean Sentries; to date, 13 have been delivered.
It was founded on 2 March 1925, ... N101DU, Delta's first Airbus A220, on rollout date – 26.10.18. On June 2, 2020, all MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft were retired.
This is a list of airlines by foundation date, founded before December 31, 1930. The date of the first airline service may differ from the foundation date. Bold names and a light-green background indicate that the airline is still in operation, while light-yellow indicates a disputed claim.
Airbus' first aircraft, the A300, had been received with little initial demand, [32] but orders for the airliner had picked up in the late 1970s. [33] [34] By 1979, the consortium had 256 orders for A300, [35] and Airbus had launched its second airliner, the A310, less than 12 months prior to BAe formally joining the consortium. [31]
An Emirates Airbus A380 in the "United for Wildlife" livery (2016) In 2000, Emirates placed an order for twenty-five Boeing 777-300s, eight Airbus A340-500s, three Airbus A330-200s and twenty-two of the double-decker A380. Its frequent flyer programme, Skywards, was also launched in 2000 as the airline grew.