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7E7 Dreamliner: a possible extension of the Grottaglie Airport's runway

Grottaglie, Italy - An intervention aimed to favour the transport of the aircraft's components manufactured in Italy, by resorting to the cargo version of the 747s

Grottaglie "M. Arlotta" Airport (Taranto, Italy) could be involved by the production of the 7E7 Dreamliner programme, according to what set by the agreements between Boeing and Alenia Aeronautica with reference to the fuselage sections assigned to Italian industry (see for details AVIONEWS). The runway of the air station could in fact be extended both for its length (from the present 1700 m to more...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 105627
Rome, Italy, 10/19/2004 18:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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