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• Dan Marcec
Airbus is addressing the prospect of a new North American factory and demand as aircraft makers face pressure to deliver more efficient next-generation airplanes without compromising operational reliability. The available article summary does not specify the factory’s status, location, capacity or any demand figures.
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Airbus is addressing the prospect of a new North American factory and demand as aircraft makers face pressure to deliver more efficient next-generation airplanes without compromising operational reliability. The available article summary does not specify the factory’s status, location, capacity or any demand figures.
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A British Airways A321neo was taken out of service after striking its tail twice while attempting to land at Heathrow, with investigators called in. Separately, an AAIB bulletin on a year-old incident says an A300-600F suffered significant structural damage after a tailstrike; investigators cited control-column back-pressure and spoiler extension as contributing factors.
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