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Airbus delivers its 1,000th A-330 aircraft to Cathay Pacific

Toulouse, France - Powered by RR Trent 700 engines

Airbus has celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th A-330. The aircraft, an A-330/300 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, was handed over to Cathay Pacific Airways at special ceremony in Toulouse today. Cathay Pacific together with its sister airline Dragonair is the world’s largest operator of the A-330, with a total of 56 now in service. Since its first delivery of the A-330 in 1995, Cathay P...

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Rome, Italy, 07/19/2013 18:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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