Airbus A-310-200 '' PAN AM ''

Airbus introduced electronic flight instrument displays in the A310 flight deck that replaced many of the traditional analogue dials on the main instrument panel. The A310 "glass cockpit" used six computer-driven cathode ray tube displays to show centralized flight and navigation information and monitoring and warning data.

With the A310-200, Airbus also introduced the use of lighter-weight carbon fiber reinforced plastic on secondary structures such as spoilers, airbrakes and rudder (after an earlier trial on the A300).

The -300 model had an increased maximum take-off weight (337,300 lbs) and an increase in range (4,830 statute miles), provided by additional center and horizontal stabilizer fuel tanks. On the -300, Airbus first used composites on primary structures and added drag-reducing wing-tip devices that improved fuel efficiency.

In 1991, Delta acquired the trans-Atlantic routes of a bankrupt Pan Am and became a major provider of service across the Atlantic. Assets acquired for $260 million included Pan Am's New York-Europe routes, its Frankfurt hub operation, its Miami-London and Detroit-London routes and the Pan Am Shuttle. The transaction also involved various related assets, including lease and purchase agreements for 45 aircraft.

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