Aircraft Program Will Support Over 6,000 Jobs Across The
UK
The British Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron, officially
opened Airbus’ new wing factory in Wales Thursday afternoon.
The state-of-the-art manufacturing facility will assemble the wings
for Airbus’ advanced new A350 XWB long-range aircraft
family.
Air France and Airbus have completed the world’s greenest
commercial flight by combining the latest fuel and air traffic
management technologies. The flight from Toulouse-Blagnac to
Paris-Orly using an Airbus A321 has been able to demonstrate the
cutting in half of CO2 emitted compared to a regular flight.
The nation’s largest airlines recorded a rate of on-time
flights in August that was an improvement over July’s mark
but down from August 2010’s on-time rate, according to the
Air Travel Consumer Report released Thursday by the U.S. DOT.
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