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Airbus 380 takes shape, Alenia delivers the first fuselage of the biggest commercial plane ever built

Naples, Italy - 129 orders, 17 for the cargo version

There were many important delegates in Naples this morning for the delivery of the gigantic fuselage of the last born in Airbus house, the 380 model. Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica controlled society) takes part to the program with the production of the 5 members that constitute the central part the double-bridge fuselage: it is wide 7 meters, long 23, high 9 and weighs 10 tons. The Italian...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 52587
Rome, Italy, 09/10/2003 16:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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