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An Airbus A320 destined for JetBlue Airways has begun flight tests equipped with large winglets, as part of an evaluation that Airbus is undertaking at its Toulouse headquarters in conjunction with the US carrier. Airbus is flight-testing two winglet designs; trials of the first began in April on the airframer’s A320 development aircraft.
Source: Flight International
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