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First Emirates Airbus A350 set to arrive in Dubai as airline takes delivery

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Emirates has taken delivery of its first ever Airbus A350 in Toulouse, France, as the airline prepares to fly the new aircraft to Dubai International Airport (DXB) in the next few hours. The newest Emirates member will be powered by a blend of jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) when the aircraft makes its ferry flight.

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Unusual Queens: Top 10 coolest special mission Boeing 747s

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RELATED Pure power: The worlds largest aircraft engine manufacturers General Electric uses a Boeing 747-400 registered N747GF, a 30-year-old airframe originally delivered to Japan Airlines in 1994. N747GE was acquired by the company in 1992, taking it directly from the fleet of iconic airline Pan Am.

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A Stroke of Marketing Genius: Local Businesses, Vintage Aircraft, And Their Unusual Association

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A young Art Lacey before the ferry flight. This aircraft type was first flown in June 1945 and saw service as both military transports/trainers and short-haul civilian airliners from the late 1940s to the 1960s, when turbojet and turboprop airliners began to gradually replace the old piston-engined Vikings. 106 Comet.

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Rare C-49 ‘WildKat’ Makes First Appearance at Reading World War II Weekend [NEEDS PHOTO SWAP]

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Destined for Eastern Airlines, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) stepped in and drafted the aircraft into military service on January 24, 1941. In January 1945, the aircraft was released back to Eastern Airlines, restored to an airline passenger configuration and remained in service with Eastern until 1952.

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