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The A300 did not sell very well at first. Most of the orders were from airlines of countries which made up Airbus Industrie, like Air France and [[Lufthansa]].

The A300 did not sell very well at first. Most of the orders were from airlines of countries which made up Airbus Industrie, like Air France and [[Lufthansa]].

In 1974, [[Korean Air]] ordered 4 A300s. This made it the first airline outside of Europe to order an Airbus Industrie plane. Airbus Industrie thought that South-East-Asia was a good place to sell planes. It also thought that Korean Air was the 'key' to selling planes in that area.<ref name="Champagne... and Drought">[http://www.airbus.com/company/history/the-narrative/champagneand-drought-1973-1977/ Champagne... and drought], The story of Airbus from its inception to today.</ref>

In 1974, [[Korean Air]] ordered 4 A300s. This made it the first airline outside of Europe to order an Airbus Industrie plane. Airbus Industrie thought that South-East-Asia was a good place to sell planes. It also thought that Korean Air was the 'key' to selling planes in that area.<ref name="Champagne... and Drought">[http://www.airbus.com/company/history/the-narrative/champagneand-drought-1973-1977/ Champagne... and drought] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401100121/http://www.airbus.com/company/history/the-narrative/champagneand-drought-1973-1977/ |date=2015-04-01 }}, The story of Airbus from its inception to today.</ref>

Airlines which used the A300 to fly on short flights needed to have fewer flights so that the aircraft could be filled, so these airlines lost customers to other airlines which used smaller aircraft and had flights more often. Eventually, Airbus had to make the A320 to rival the [[Boeing]] [[Boeing 737|737]] and [[McDonnell Douglas]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9]]/[[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-80]].

Airlines which used the A300 to fly on short flights needed to have fewer flights so that the aircraft could be filled, so these airlines lost customers to other airlines which used smaller aircraft and had flights more often. Eventually, Airbus had to make the A320 to rival the [[Boeing]] [[Boeing 737|737]] and [[McDonnell Douglas]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|DC-9]]/[[McDonnell Douglas MD-80|MD-80]].

In 1977, [[Eastern Air Lines]] [[lease]]d four A300s. [[Frank Borman]], who was the CEO of Eastern, was happy that the A300 used much less fuel than the planes the airline already had. He ordered 23 A300s. After this, [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] also ordered some A300s. From then on, many A300s were sold, and 878 planes were given to airlines.<ref name="Airbus_Deliveries"/><ref name="planespotters">{{cite web|url=http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Airbus/A300/index.php?p=6|title=Airbus A300 Production List|access-date=15 November 2012|publisher=planespotters.net}}</ref>

In 1977, [[Eastern Air Lines]] [[lease]]d four A300s. [[Frank Borman]], who was the CEO of Eastern, was happy that the A300 used much less fuel than the planes the airline already had. He ordered 23 A300s. After this, [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] also ordered some A300s. From then on, many A300s were sold, and 878 planes were given to airlines.<ref name="Airbus_Deliveries"/><ref name="planespotters">{{cite web|url=http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Airbus/A300/index.php?p=6|title=Airbus A300 Production List|access-date=15 November 2012|publisher=planespotters.net|archive-date=11 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611081721/http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Airbus/A300/index.php?p=6|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:M4H00496.theora.ogv|thumb|[[China Eastern Airlines]] A300B4-600R cabin during a flight]]

[[File:M4H00496.theora.ogv|thumb|[[China Eastern Airlines]] A300B4-600R cabin during a flight]]

==Other websites==

==Other websites==

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* [http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a300a310/ Official site]

* [http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a300a310/ Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420035335/http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a300a310 |date=2010-04-20 }}

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