Airbus makes maiden landing in city of destiny

Visakhapatnam: Kingfisher created history by landing its Airbus A 319 for the first time at the Visakhapatnam Airport on Tuesday. The 144-seater aircraft came from Mumbai for a trial run on the runway here and landed on the old runway and took off after a 10-minute halt.
This is the first Airbus to land in Visakhapatnam. Indian Airlines has been planning to operate an Airbus to Visakhapatnam for long but its plans didn't materialise.
Though Boeings of a similar capacity are being operated by other airlines, the Airbus is the most modern aircraft, which can take off and land smoothly despite its huge size. With the successful trial run, Kingfisher is now planning to launch Airbus operations to Vizag in about a month's time, according to sources.
23/05/07 B. Madhu Gopal/The Hindu

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