The Airbus A310, a pioneering wide-body twin-engine airliner, established Airbus as a credible competitor to Boeing in the global commercial aviation market. First flown on April 3, 1982, it was a low-wing twin-engine aircraft that could seat up to 280 passengers in a twin-aisle configuration. Measuring 153 feet in length with a 144-foot wingspan, the A310 achieved a maximum range of 5,150 nautical miles and was manufactured by Airbus Industrie from 1982 to 1998.
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