There was a moment in aviation history when the world felt a little smaller — when oceans no longer seemed like barriers, but bridges. That moment arrived with the quiet confidence of the Airbus A310.
Introduced in the 1980s, the A310 was more than just another jetliner; it was a bold statement from Airbus that efficiency and long-range capability could coexist in a single, elegantly engineered machine. As the second aircraft ever produced by the young European consortium, the A310 carried enormous weight — proving Airbus could compete with established American giants in the wide-body market.