The video covers key milestones including the A300B’s development, the entry of Britain as a partner, and the launch of the versatile A310 and the pioneering A320, which introduced fly-by-wire ...

Airbus delivered its first aircraft 40 years ago, on May 10, 1974. The A300B was also the world's first twin-engine wide-body jet. In July 1967, France, Germany and the United Kingdom agreed to ...

Airbus is saddened that one of its founding fathers, Roger Béteille, who not only shaped Airbus’ first commercial aircraft – the A300B – but also Airbus Industrie, passed away on 14 June at ...

PIA grounded five of the A300 fleet after structural weaknesses were discovered, and says that a five-member team from Airbus is investigating the incident. The20-year-old aircraft (AP-BBV ...

The A300B and its followers, the A300-600 and the A310, had a rather slow start, but as their reputation for economy and reliability spread among airlines, they went on to become market leaders in ...

And its outline specification – a fuselage diameter of 18ft 6in (5.6m) continues in today’s A330neo family. Airbus finally took the skies when the A300B flew in October 1972 Airbus ...