Labels:text | vehicle | transport | airplane | air travel | aerospace engineering | aircraft | plane | aviation | outdoor OCR: BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Artist's impression of the Illyushin 11-96M Air Show, which enjoys wide sup- port, from the man in the street to the industry. first time in public. Airbus then Seizing the mo- announced the arrival of its ment and sensing much-heralded new member, the A319, slated for the occasion of the show, Airbus scored another service entry in April 1996. public relations coup later in the week, when it dis- The Airbus trio performed manoeuvres that dis- patched a long-range A340-200 to Auckland, New played the remarkable aeronautical capabilities of Zealand, on the longest flight ever undertaken by modern passenger jets, but which otherwise would an airliner, covering just over 19,260 kilometres. have had passengers reaching for their paper The aircraft, with Airbus chief test pilot Pierre bags. Baud in command, was specially modified to carry On the ground a long line of visitors waited pa- an extra 28 tonnes of fuel in auxiliary tanks in tiently for a tour of an Air France Boeing 707, its the rear cargo hold. The feat gained much valued seats musty from lack of use and its narrow body press coverage throughout the world. making it appear a vintage aircraft compared to The 40th Paris Air Show attracted almost 1,600 the high-technology performers in action up above. exhibitors from 38 countries. The exhibits covered Nostalgia is inevitably part and parcel of the Paris 47,000 square metres ofindoor space and 27,000
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