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Airbus A300B2 (A300B2-101)

A300-6Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-BVGB

OperatorAir France

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Airbus A300B2 (A300B2-101) built in 1974. Operated for Air France. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

First flight1974

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN6

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A300

Figures for the A300-600R variant, the most representative of the family · it is 52% the length of a football pitch

Length54.1 m177 ft

Wingspan44.8 m147 ft

Height16.7 m55 ft

Range7,501 km4,050 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,200 m40,026 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight171,700 kg378,533 lb

Maximum payload82,895 kg182,752 lbIts 266 passengers with baggage would weigh about 26.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity266 passengersUp to 361 in a high-density layout

Endurance9 h 04 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1972 (54 years ago) · About 561 units built · Production ended in 2007

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Aircraft chronology

1974

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Jun 23, 1974

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WVGB.

Jun 28, 1974

Transferred to Air France

Transferred to Air France.

Operators

1974-06-23

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WVGB · Lessor: Toulouse

1974-06-28

Air France

Registration F-BVGB

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A300B2 (A300B2-101) · F-BVGB · Air France}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A300-6},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A300-6}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

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