Airbus Industrie would develop the world’s first wide-body twin-engine jet airliner, ... the Airbus family expanded with the A310 taking to the air in 1982 and the A300-600 in 1983.

Airbus Industrie GIE was formed in 1970 to develop large and ambitious aircraft. The prototype flew in 1972. Airbus eventually produced 561 examples and developed them into the Airbus A310 and the ...

Debuted in October 1972 with its first flight, the A300 was a wide-body, two-engine aircraft that could accommodate 228 and 254 passengers. These aircraft had 561 orders and deliveries, and 211 still ...

Airbus has demonstrated in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a UAV using an A310 MRTT tanker aircraft. The demonstration by Airbus is a step towards autonomous formation flight and autonomous ...

Like its comparatively smaller counterpart the A320, this jet was based on the earlier Airbus A300. The A310 came in two main types, the A310-200 and the A310-300.

Airbus Industrie would develop the world’s first wide-body twin-engine jet airliner, ... the Airbus family expanded with the A310 taking to the air in 1982 and the A300-600 in 1983.