Flew From Mobile Aeroplex For Four-Hour Test Flight
The first Airbus A320 aircraft to be produced at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, has flown for the first time. The A320 took off from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley for a flight lasting approximately four hours, during which tests were performed on systems, engines and structural performance.
Airlines Report Significant Improvements In Baggage Handling, Involuntarily Denied Boardings During First Half Of 2017
An estimated 16.1 million people will travel on an airliner over the Labor Day holiday period worldwide, according to projections from airline industry trade group Airlines for America (A4A). The estimate is an increase of 5 percent (110,000 passengers per day) from the 15.4 million passengers estimated to have flown during this period last year. Accordingly, airlines are adding 133,000 seats per day across their networks to accommodate the expected increase in demand.
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