Airbus A380 is the largest passenger airliner in the world. It has a double deck, a wide body, and can seat up to 853 people. It has also become known under the nickname Superjumbo jet. The plane is made by the Airbus corporations, a...
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Airbus A380 is the largest passenger airliner in the world. It has a double deck, a wide body, and can seat up to 853 people. It has also become known under the nickname Superjumbo jet. The plane is made by the Airbus corporations, a subsidiary of EADS. Find pictures, videos and articles about the Airbus A380 here.
Emirates airline, the biggest buyer of the "superjumbo" Airbus A380, said Wednesday it is considering increasing its order for the double-decker plane despite delays on existing orders. Emirates airline Chairman and Chief Executive Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told reporters the Dubai-based carrier is looking to boost its order beyond the 58 it has already requested — the most booked by any airline. "We are considering that, actually," he said when asked about additional orders ahead of... Read Full Story
by David Smith The Airbus A380 is the largest passenger plane in service, able to carry 550 passengers. No wonder, then, that Revell has had to shrink it down to 1:288 scale to fit it into its easykit range.
This fully painted model simply snaps together, with no gluing necessary, and its 47 parts make up a model that is still 252mm long, with a wingspan of 278mm, which helps to demonstrate just how enormous the original is.
Rated skill level 2, Revell’s Airbus A380 ‘Demonstrator’ is... Read Full Story
Air France on Friday became the first European airline to take delivery of the new Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jet, which it says will make it great savings in tough economic times. The French flag carrier received the huge craft at the Airbus plant in the northern German city of Hamburg in a ceremony and then flew it to Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport. Its first commercial flight is scheduled for November 20, from Paris to New York. The director of Air France, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon... Read Full Story
An engine problem on a Singapore Airlines A380 superjumbo airliner was a "non-event" in technical terms, the chief executive of the company that built it said Monday. Singapore Airlines said the plane carrying 444 passengers from Paris to Singapore was forced to return to the French capital on Sunday when the as-yet unspecified problem was detected two and a half hours into the flight. The A380 is the world's largest passenger airliner and Singapore Airlines (SIA) is the first to take... Read Full Story
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N ew Airbus A380 superjumbo has been delivered to Air France and it becomes the first European airline to take the delivery.
Air France on Friday became the first European airline to take delivery of the new Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jet, which it says will make it great savings in tough economic times.The French flag carrier received the huge craft at the Airbus plant in the northern German city of Hamburg in a ceremony and then... Read Full Story
Air France will launch flights to New York from Paris this month using the Airbus A380 . The airline took delivery of its first A380 on October 30th and will receive three of the 12 planes that it has on order from Airbus before spring next year. From November 23rd, the Air France A380 will operate daily flights from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris to JFK Airport in New York , which will be followed by a service to Johannesburg from the French capital during the winter 2009-10 season. The... Read Full Story
Singapore Airlines and British manufacturer Rolls Royce said Monday they were probing an engine problem in one of the carrier's A380 planes that led it to abort a passenger flight after take-off. "We are in the process of examining the problem," said Singapore Airlines spokesman Jerry Seah. Singapore Airlines said the plane carrying 444 passengers from Paris to Singapore was forced to return to the French capital on Sunday when problems were detected two and a half hours into the flight... Read Full Story
PARIS (Reuters) - European planemaker Airbus <EAD.PA> confirmed on Tuesday it had cut its 2009 delivery target for A380s by one aircraft to 13 planes and said it was maintaining its delivery forecast for 2010. "In agreement with a customer we have moved the 14th aircraft (for 2009) by a few weeks from December to early 2010," spokesman Stefan Schaffrath said. "We maintain our planning to deliver more than 20 aircaft in 2010 as announced," he added. Shares in parent EADS <EAD.PA> fell 0.5... Read Full Story
A Singapore Airlines plane carrying 444 passengers from Paris to Singapore was forced to return to the French capital at the weekend because of engine problems, the carrier said Monday. The problem on the Airbus A380 jet was detected around two and a half hours into flight SQ333 out of Paris on Sunday afternoon, it said. "An engine message was reported in the cockpit and following checklist procedures, the affected engine was shut down," an airline spokesman told AFP. "While the aircraft is... Read Full Story
Recession-hit Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Thursday it had agreed with Airbus to defer the delivery of eight A380 superjumbo jetliners by six to 12 months. The airline, which posted its first quarterly loss in six years during the June quarter, already has nine A380s in operation with two more due for delivery in the current financial year. "The revised schedule will see the 12th aircraft delivered in October 2010 rather than April 2010, while the 19th aircraft will be delivered in January... Read Full Story
