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Airbus delivers its 8,000th aircraft: it is an A-320 for AirAsia

Toulouse, France - Over 10 billion passengers have flown on it

Airbus has delivered its 8,000th aircraft – an A-320 for the Indonesian wing of AirAsia. The aircraft took off from Toulouse, France on Saturday 3rd August and arrived earlier today at its new base in Jakarta. AirAsia Group is the largest low-cost airline in Asia and operates an all-Airbus fleet. The airline is the largest customer for the A-320 Family, having ordered a total of 475 aircraft, c...

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Rome, Italy, 08/05/2013 20:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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