Up to Speed

摘要

Airbus celebrated its 50th anniversary with a formation flight of its demonstrators, joined by the Patrouille de France. When European aerospace companies consolidated 49 years ago to build the A300 mid-size airliner, few could have predicted that the corporation would today make up half the duopoly (with Boeing) that dominates commercial aviation. And Airbus staged its massive air formation to proclaim to all-especially to the citizens of France, where the demonstration flight took place-that its future looks bright.