Airbus A300 Fuel-Conscious America Ad

Source: Aviation Week
Issue: January 9, 1978
Era: 1970s
Subject: Airliners
Aircraft: A300
Maker: Airbus
Format: Original page, 8.5″ × 11″

Archivist's note

Airbus makes its case to a fuel-crunch America with hard numbers: the A300 carried one passenger 58 miles per gallon in wide-body comfort while a 727 managed 36, and replacing 707s and DC-8s on domestic routes could save 400 million gallons a year. The Eastern Airlines jet pictured was the beachhead — the A300's first American operator.

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Provenance & Condition

This is an original print advertisement, carefully removed from an authentic January 9, 1978 issue of Aviation Week — not a reproduction. 48 years old, with the paper tone and character of a genuine press run. Approximate size 8.5" x 11".

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