Airbus A380 Five Tons Overweight at Inauguration
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TOULOUSE, France  - The Airbus A380 superjumbo is  five tonnes overweight but this is less than one percent of its  maximum weight and airlines are not worried, John Leahy,  commercial director at Airbus, said on Tuesday.
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Aviation authorities were set  on Tuesday to declare Airbus's mammoth new A380 aircraft safe  for commercial flight, capping six years of development for the  world's largest airliner, which has been hit by production  delays.
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This remarkable piece of news was given by Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin, at today's gala unveiling of the Airbus 380, the world's biggest airliner, in Toulouse in southern France.
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Allan Little reflects on the highs and lows of air travel as the Airbus A380 'superjumbo' is unveiled in France.
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TOULOUSE, France  - Aviation authorities were set on Tuesday to declare Airbus's mammoth new A380 aircraft safe for commercial flight, capping six years of development for the world's largest airliner, which has been hit by production delays.
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An Airbus A380 super-jumbo takes off from southern France on its first test flight with 474 passengers.
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The Airbus A380 takes first class to a whole new level.
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Airbus showed off its giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, at a lavish ceremony Tuesday with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's ...
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Airbus unveiled its A380 superjumbo in a glitzy ceremony at which the leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Spain hailed Europe's victory over the United States as the new king of the commercial skies.
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Airbus's A380 superjumbo, which was unveiled, will bring unprecedented pleasures and amenities to long-haul passengers who will start boarding the planes from next year.
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It&#39;s supposed to be the moment of triumph for Airbus Chief Executive NoÃ«l Forgeard. On Jan. 18 a star-studded crowd, including four European heads of state, will gather in Toulouse, France, as the first completed
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Planemaker Airbus threw a spectacular party Tuesday for the A380 superjumbo -- overweight, overbudget and still on the ground, but hailed by its makers as a major European feat that will reshape aviation.
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The move largely overshadowed news of the initial passenger flight for the worldÂs largest commercial aircraft.
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The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, lands in Sydney on its first commercial flight.
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ON BOARD FLIGHT SQ380 - The world's largest jetliner made aviation history yesterday, completing its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney with 455 passengers, some of them in luxury suites and double beds.
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Planemaker Airbus replaced the head of   its troubled A380 program on Monday, casting a shadow over   attempts to celebrate the superjumbo's first test flight   involving real passengers -- 474 volunteer Airbus staff.
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Airbus SAS, the world&#39;s biggest planemaker, expects to deliver as many as 320 aircraft this year, or 5 percent more than it forecast earlier, as demand from airlines picks up, said Chief Executive Noel Forgeard.