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Asiana stopped sales of the seats closest to the exit on the A321-200 airbus model starting on Sunday, Yonhap said.
From Reuters ● May 28, 2023
She scissored her arms over her head, as if signaling an airbus to cut its engines at Reagan National.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2015
There was real-life drama at Barcelona airport when a Boeing 767 arriving from Moscow almost hit an Argentinian airbus which was taxiing across its path to prepare for take-off.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2014
The Air France airbus was prepping for takeoff to Paris when its wing collided with the tail of a Comair commuter jet.
From Time ● Apr. 12, 2011
He opened the letter when he had settled down in a comfortable morris chair in the airbus.
From The Man Who Staked the Stars by Dye, Charles
Destinus, MBDA, Safran, Airbus and Thales signed a letter of intent to develop the Bliksem EXO system to intercept ballistic missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Prime take-off and landing slots, growth in higher margin holidays and an order book of shiny new Airbus aircraft make it very appealing," he said, adding that EasyJet "should go for more" than the offer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The funding came from backers including US private equity giant Blackstone, aviation behemoth Airbus, as well as investment firms Noteus and Advent, more than doubling the valuation of the company to $8 billion.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Quantum Systems raised $1.2 billion at an $8 billion valuation, co-led by Airbus, Blackstone, Advent, and Noteus Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
That I proposed to climb to the cruising altitude of an Airbus 300 jetliner struck me, at that moment, as preposterous, or worse.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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