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Jurgen Tiedtke (50) tilts the bird to the left, then right and back and forth. The traditional farewell of the pilots from the air when they leave with a new machine, the Airbus site in Hamburg-Finkenwerder.
35,400 kilograms heavy, 900 km / h (maximum speed 18 kilometers built-Cable List Price 39 million U.S. dollars approx € 27.6 million) - on Friday became an A of brand delivered 319 to the Cologne Airline German Wings.
27 aircraft of this type now includes the fleet, 16 of which are stationed in Wahn, three more are on order. German Wings CEO Thomas Winkelmann beamed as he boarded the plane. "As of now, the machine is in operation eight times per day, 2,400 takeoffs and landings per year," said the 50-year-old.
With the new orders, the average age of its planes is reduced to 4.1 years. The Cologne-flight campaign is not accidental. Despite or perhaps because of the economic crisis, the low cost segment promises further growth.
Pilot Tiedtke is with his new baby at least "very satisfied". When he starts to land, he pulls the nose up again, still takes off times and turns a great honor to beat around the cathedral. Two hours later, the machine is on its way already in the line used to Zurich.
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