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Airbus is the large family of airliners manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. It is the subsidiary of EADS N.V. EADS NV is an aerospace concern of Europe with its chief base in Toulouse in France. A large chunk of jet airliners are produced by Airbus S.A.S. And the other half of the chunk is built by Boeing, the rival of Airbus. Boeing Commercial Airplanes is another giant manufacturer of airliners. Now let's delve into the manufacturing intricacies of Boeing Airbus. The former name of Airbus was Airbus Industrie. Two of the giant defense contractors of Europe jointly hold Airbus. BAE Systems has 20% share and EADS has 80% share in Airbus. The first manufactured aircraft by Airbus is A300. It is the first two engined and double-aisle aircraft in the world. A 310 is a variant of Airbus A 300 which is shorter than Airbus A300. The next on the product line was Airbus A320. Airbus A 320 has the novel fly-by-wire system of control. Airbus A 320 launched and touched zenith of commercial success. Two variants of Airbus A320 are Airbus A 319 and Airbus A 318. Another version of Airbus A320 is Airbus A321.
A330 is a twin jet and long range model of Airbus. A 340 is a four-engine long range aircraft. Both A 330 and A 340 have enhanced winglets and proficient wings. The operating range of Airbus A340-500 is 16,700 kilometers. The signature of Airbus is the fly-by-wire technology and the commonality which eases up training of the crew.The latest giant created by Airbus is the Airbus A380 which is a jumbo airliner wrapped with great comforts and a novel technology to reduce fuel burn.
The Boeing Company is a defense and aerospace company based in Chicago in Illinois. The founder of Boeing is William Boeing. After an agreement with Pan American World Airways, Boeing built a commercial aircraft Boeing 314 Clipper. In 1938 it was the biggest civil airliner with passenger capacity of 90. Then came Model 307 Stratoliner, the first ever aircraft having pressurized cabin transportation. Boeing 707 was the first ever jet airliner for commercial purposes built in 1958. This is a 156 passenger and four-engine aircraft. The second edition of 707 was 720 which cruises through the sky with greater speed.
Recently Boeing launched 787 Dreamliner, a large aircraft which glides through the sky smoothly.Boeing and Airbus flights are ready to make air travel better for us.
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