Airbus and Boeing both debuted new airliners on Friday.
The Boeing 787-10 took off for the first time from the company’s North Charleston, South Carolina facility just after 9:30 am Eastern Time for a four-hour-long test flight.
Earlier in the day, the Airbus A319neo also made its maiden test flight from the company’s factory in Hamburg, Germany to its headquarters in Toulouse, France.
The newest 787 is the largest member of Boeing’s state-of-the-art Dreamliner family with room for 330 passengers in a two-class layout. The Dash 10 is capable of holding 14% more seats and can carry 15% more cargo read more >>>
Source : BusinessInsider.Com