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Published 11/03/2009 by TravelDailyNews.com


Arrival of the first Airbus A380 in the Air France fleet

Air France is taking delivery of its first Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner, which can carry 538 passengers over 13,000 km. Three of the twelve planes on order will be delivered to Air France between now and spring 2010, to be closely followed by a fourth. Starting on 23...

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Air France on Friday became the first European airline to take delivery of the new Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jet, which it says will make it great savings ... - [11/02/2009 - iafrica.com]

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"In 1996, Air France based its decision to acquire the A380 on objective criteria which proved that the performance of this aircraft was ideally suited to the Company’s requirements" , declared Jean-Cyril...
Arrival of the first Airbus A380 in the Air France fleet [TravelDailyNews.com - 11/03/2009]
"Each A380 will enable Air France to save 12 to 15 million euros a year, which, in today’s depressed economic climate, provides the Company with the means to withstand the crisis. Air France will therefore be able to offer its customers even greater comfort, while keeping its costs under control. Furthermore, the performance of the A380 is in line with the Company’s environmental commitments" , added Pierre-Henri...
Arrival of the first Airbus A380 in the Air France fleet [TravelDailyNews.com - 11/03/2009]

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