The Airbus A310 was essentially a shrunken version of its predecessor, and maintaining a high level of design commonality ultimately helped manufacturer Airbus save on the jet’s development costs.

Airbus and its A310 MRTT showed up Boeing and its newest aerial tanker, the KC-46 Pegasus that continues to disappoint the US Air Force. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Aeroflot Flight 593 was an Airbus A310, ... The aircraft used for Aeroflot Flight 593 had a first flight date of Nov. 9, 1991, was delivered to Aeroflot on Nov. 12, 1992, ...

The A300B made its first flight one month later, in October 1972, landing in high crosswinds that tested the mettle of pilots Max Fischl and Bernard Ziegler. ... The Airbus A310 in flight.

Two 6-hour test flights–conducted March 21 and 23–in which an A310 MRTT flying testbed outfitted with the “Auto’Mate” technology being developed by Airbus UpNext was able to take control ...