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B E S T O F

PARIS AIR SHOW

Can’t even get away from squawking babies and snoring grandpas in
first class? Pick yourself a jet from this clutch of high fliers instead…

TODAY’S DEPARTURES

Embraer E195-E2 Lockheed Martin Boeing 737 MAX AeroMobil
Sure, painting your new plane like a F-35A Lightning II Boeing’s 737 is the bus of the There you are, cresting the A3 as
massive eagle could be seen as a Taking off and landing vertically aviation industry: single aisle, you pass Guildford, when suddenly
cynical marketing ploy to secure used to be the reserve of cramped, and adept at short hop you soar into the sky, leaving the
more media coverage. But, when helicopters and pogo sticks. trips. Now the American giant has weary commute behind. Your
you look at it, you realise that Nowadays, any jet with a stretched its smallest bird even AeroMobil car effortlessly converts
painting a new plane like a massive thrust-vectoring nozzle can hover further, cramming 230 passengers into an aerial machine, as its wings
eagle actually looks really cool – off as it pleases – including the into its 43.8m-long shell. Which unfurl and a propeller emerges
and other manufacturers should F-35B. That doesn’t mean taking might be bad news for tourists, but from the tail. Your in-car displays
probably do the same. Which is off down a runway makes your good news for low-cost airlines, instantly switch to flight mode,
likely why Embraer’s new E195-E2 plane, well, plain, which the F-35A who’ll enjoy savings on every displaying key data, while your
turned so many heads in Paris. certainly proved during its first seat – not to mention greater mind rests easy knowing your
That, or the fact that it’s incredibly public display in Paris, delivering a efficiency, thanks to new LEAP-1B flying machine comes equipped
fuel-efficient, offering cost string of manoeuvres to give Torvill engines. Just in time for some with ballistic parachutes should
savings of up to 20% per flight. and Dean a run for their money. post-Brexit austerity. things go nose-down.
embraercommercialaviation.com lockheedmartin.co.uk boeing.com aeromobil.com

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