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Maiden flight for the Airbus A-318 with the new Pratt & Whitney engines

Hamburg, Germany - The choice depended on the advantages in terms of lower acquisition and maintenance costs

Airbus announced that the first of the A-318s powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW6124A turbofans accomplished its maiden flight. The short-haul transport airplane took off from the runway at the Hamburg's (Germany) facility and its crew seized a chance to appraise not only the performance of the aircraft during its entire flight envelope, but also at the lowest speed. Airbus revealed that the powerplant...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 109538
Rome, Italy, 12/10/2004 13:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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