Transatlantic test for Airbus low-cost airliner
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Transatlantic test for Airbus low-cost airliner


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| 2018/02/14 | 325 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY

The long-range version of Airbus's updated single-aisle aircraft took off Tuesday on a flight from Paris to New York in what could be a boon for low-cost flights across the Atlantic.The A321neo LR is essentially taking a workhorse of the medium-haul market that is widely used by low-cost airlines and extending its range so it can handle the transatlantic and similar routes.Airbus believes that the plane will help airlines open new market segments and routes."You can look at it as a step towa...(…)

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