The Airbus A310 is a medium- to long-range twin-engined widebody jet airliner. Launched in July 1978, it was the second aircraft to enter production by Airbus Industrie, the consortium of European aerospace companies which is now owned by EADS. The A310 is a shortened derivative of the A300, the first twin-engined widebody airliner.
During the development of the original Airbus A300, a range of aircraft size and capacity were studied; the resulti...
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Introduced:
- Apr 1983
Aircraft type:
Accidents:
- Thai Airways International Flight 311 ,
- TAROM Flight 371 ,
- Singapore Airlines Flight 117 ,
- Aeroflot Flight 593 ,
- Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378 ,
- S7 Airlines Flight 778 ,
- Kenya Airways Flight 431
Also known as:
- A300B10
