Airbus Revamps A320 for 15% More Fuel Efficiency

by Hugh Collins on Dec.01, 2010, under Towing

Airbus will overhaul its A320 jet to offer 15% more fuel efficiency.

Airbus will spend more than 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) on the “A320neo” project, which will improve efficiency and reduce emissions, Reuters said.

The new plane will have upward-slanting wingtips and use engines from either Pratt& Whitney or CFM International. The company says it could sell as many as 4,000 of the planes…

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Airbus Revamps A320 for 15% More Fuel Efficiency originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:15:00.

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