Airbus' new A340-600, Europe's largest commercial aircraft, successfully completed its first flight on Apr. 23, in Toulouse, France
Airbus' new A340-600, Europe's largest commercial aircraft, successfully completed its first flight on Apr. 23, in Toulouse, France. The A340-600, fitted with flight test instruments and water ballast tanks, took off at a weight of more than 300 metric tons (660,000 lb.). The 380-seat aircraft...
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