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Airbus: Lufthansa receives its first A-320 airplane with Sharklets in Hamburg

Blagnac, France - The airline will have 21 more aircraft until 2015

Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first A-320 aircraft equipped with Sharklets at the Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany. It is becoming the first carrier in Europe to take benefit of the new fuel-saving wing-tip devices. The airline will receive 21 more A-320 Family aircraft equipped with Sharklets until 2015. Sharklets are made from light-weight composites and are 2.4 meters tall. They are an option...

fra/pec - 1150192
Rome, Italy, 03/01/2013 18:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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