The Airbus A310 is a wide-body airliner built by the European consortium Airbus Industrie as a shortened derivative of the earlier A300, sharing its eight-abreast cabin cross-section while measuring 6.95 meters shorter. Launched after initial orders from Swissair and Lufthansa in 1978, the A310 first flew on 3 April 1982, entered service in 1983, and introduced a two-crew glass cockpit along with sufficient range, up to 5,150 nautical miles, to operate transatlantic routes in competition with the Boeing 767-200. Production ended in June 1998 after 255 aircraft were delivered, and the model was eventually succeeded in Airbus's lineup by the larger A330-200.
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SignificanceA shorter derivative of the A300 that introduced Airbus's first two-crew glass cockpit. 1 Manufacturer or Builder In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Airbus A310
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The Airbus A310 is a wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Airbus Industrie GIE, then a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers.
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In April 1983, the aircraft entered revenue service with Swissair, and competed with the Boeing 767-200, introduced six months before.
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The A310 introduced a two-crew glass cockpit, later adopted for the A300-600 with a common type rating.
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