Airbus dresses plane as shark
By Andrea Rothman and Susanna Ray | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-05 07:13
TOULOUSE, France - Airbus SAS is emulating a marine predator to take a bite out of Boeing Co's home market.
The world's largest planemaker will fit so-called sharklets to the wings of the A321 single-aisle jet to enhance its range.
The eight-foot-high extensions are available from 2012 for 900,000 euros ($1.1 million) and promise to add 100 nautical miles to the aircraft's reach or increase its payload by as much as 1,100 pounds.
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