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Airbus' A300 program including milestones, gems from the archive and data.
Spotlight On Airbus A300 Program
 
 
Jens Flottau

The first Airbus program was on the verge of collapse several times, but then it became the catalyst Airbus needed to thrive.
 
Jens Flottau

Digging out the details of the Airbus A300 in-service fleet 50 years after its first flight is complicated.
 
Jens Flottau

The A300 was an important catalyst for Airbus to become established in the commercial aviation market and build the portfolio of aircraft it offers today. 
 
This gallery showcases Airbus' advertising campaigns for its A300 aircraft in the 1970s. 
 
The Airbus A300 graced our magazine cover a number of times. Here are some of them from 1983, 1986 and 2019. One celebrates 50 years of the aircraft manufacturer, another highlights the A300-600 flight tests and another shows the A300 fly-by-wire testbed at Farnborough. 
 
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered 816 of it A300 variant from 1974 to 2007. Its launch customer was Air France which launched the aircraft type in 1974. 
 
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