A-300 / FedExA300 Airbus FedEx airplane model. On May 28, 1969, France and West Germany decided to go ahead with the development of the European Airbus, as it had become. Constructions of the A300 began in September of 1969, and in December 1970 Airbus Industrie was established to oversee the project. The first aircraft made its inaugural flight on October 28, 1972. The A300 600 first flew on July 8, 1983 and has been the major production version. It has a maximum