Airbus A-310 VIP For Sale

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="right" style="text-align: left">Airbus A-310 VIP for sale</p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="right" style="text-align: left"> </p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="right" style="text-align: left"> <img border="0" src="images/photo_a310g.gif" width="181" height="115"><a href="../Airbus%20A-310%20VIP%20for%20sale.htm"><img border="0" src="images/photo_a310d.jpg" alt="Airbus A-310 VIP for sale" width="179" height="115"></a></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="right" style="text-align: left"><b> <span lang="EN-GB">July 2002</span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="right" style="text-align: left"> <span lang="en-gb"><b> <a href="../Airbus%20A-310%20VIP%20for%20sale.htm">Airbus A-310 VIP for sale</a></b></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <span lang="EN-GB">A300/A310: THE REGIONAL WIDEBODY PROFIT MACHINES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB">Airbus A-310 VIP for sale. With the flexibility to serve short, medium and extended-range routes, the A310 and A300-600 form Airbus' highly popular widebody twin family, providing operators with an unmatched combination of versatility, economy, and reliability.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span lang="EN-GB">The A300 and A310 feature the widest fuselage cross-section in their category (5.64m/ 222 inches), ensuring that all First or Business Class passengers obtain a preferred aisle or window seat, while the comfortable eight-abreast Economy class layout offers more space than any competing aircraft, with no passenger further than one seat away from an aisle. The A300 and A310 are also highly appreciated for their quiet cabins, their superior fuel economy which contributes to environmentally-friendly operations, and their ability to carry industry-standard LD3 cargo-containers side-by-side underfloor, unlike any other aircraft in their category.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span lang="EN-GB">First entering airline service in 1983, the A310 carries 220 passengers up to 5,200nm/9,600km, and offers up to 16 per cent lower operating costs per seat than the competition. The A300-600, which entered airline service in 1984, currently transports 266 passengers up to 4,150nm/7,700km. An A300-600 Freighter version, capable of carrying up to 54.5 tonnes (120,000lbs) of cargo, entered service in 1994 and has since become the single best-selling production freighter type ever.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span lang="EN-GB">Indeed, these reliable aircraft are immensely profitable in freighter versions - either new or as converted second-hand aircraft - with more than 240 already in operation as freighters or on order. This adaptability has been key in sustaining the high residual value of the aircraft and in boosting Airbus' share of the widebody mid-size freighter market to over 50 per cent.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span lang="EN-GB">The twin-engine A300 and A310 are available with a choice of engines - General Electric's CF6-80C2 or Pratt & Whitney's PW4000. Both aircraft and engines are certificated for up to 180-minute extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS), based on extensive airline service and proven reliability. Moreover, with the same cockpit, handling qualities and systems, the A310 and A300-600 feature the same type-rating, so pilots qualified on one can fly the other without additional training, and the same team of mechanics can maintain either aircraft.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span lang="EN-GB">The A300 and A310 are in service with around 100 operators worldwide, ranging from scheduled or charter airlines, to freight carriers and military transports. Indeed, their wide fuselage capability and twin-engine economy are well-suited to military applications. The uniquely oversized A300-600 Super Transporter is also available for military airlift requirements.</span></p> </body>