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Star Alliance

Star Alliance has 26 member airlines.

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Mikoyan MiG-29

The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a Soviet twin-engine fighter developed for frontline air defence and air superiority. NATO assigned it the reporting name Fulcrum, and the aircraft became one

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Airbus A320 family

The Airbus A320 family is a range of twin-engine narrow-body airliners. The original A320 introduced digital fly-by-wire flight controls to mainstream commercial service and became

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Sky Team

SkyTeam was founded in 2000 and currently has 18 active member airlines.

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One World

Oneworld was founded in 1999 and currently includes 16 member airlines.

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-range twin-engine wide-body family built extensively from carbon-fibre composite structures. It was designed to connect long thin routes with lo

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