Synopses & Reviews
For maximum efficiency, the innovative Airbus consortium developed its large-capacity A340 and A330 jetliners concurrently, utilizing the same wings, airframe and cockpit. This comprehensive, illustrated history of the two jetliners and their intertwined development encompasses the birth of the projects, design and certification, construction and anatomy, and operational histories. All variants of each are covered, and exclusive color photography depicts the aircraft in production, cockpits and interiors, and in-flight images around the globe showing a rich variety of liveries.
About the Author
Guy Norris is the award-winning West Coast editor for Flight International magazine and has authored many aviation books. Twice winner of the Royal Aeronautical Society\u2019s Aerospace Journalist of the Year award, he was formerly Flight\u2019s technical editor and London correspondent for Interavia magazine.Guy Norris lives in Irvine, California.