New photos of the Singapore Airlines A380 emerge

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Good thing I've already got my order in. EADS and Airbus just announced that they're increasing the price of the A380 because the dollar keeps tanking. While the European conglomerate still does most of their business in Euros, the problem is that their aircraft are priced in dollars. This means that when the dollar falls against the euro it cuts into their bottom line.
I seriously thought this was a joke until I looked at the auction. Apparently, someone on Ebay Germany is selling an actual internal section of an Airbus aircraft, complete with seats, rails, overhead compartments and even OVENS.
Dubai's Emirates airline just started revealing some plans for its A380 configurations. They're the second customer for Airbus's giant airship with delivery slated for later this year. And it looks like they're going to try to beat Singapore Air, the first customer, in sheer ridiculousness of their first class product.
I'm sure that you've heard of the A380 by now, Airbus's super mega jumbo modern noah's-ark behemoth of an aircraft, capable of carrying ten thousand passengers, flying around the world twelve times and curing myopia. It's pretty sweet. And I mean that, it's a magnificent creature.
If you've been following the news over the past few days, you may have learned that congress and Americans alike are up in arms about the Air Force's recent contract with the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), parent company to Airbus, to manufacture the next generation of their airborne tankers.
I just saw The Aviator, director Martin Scorsese's 2004 blockbuster with Leonardo DiCaprio as aviation tycoon Howard Hughes.
Airplanes are not the world's most eco-friendly commodity. To make amends with their carbon emissions, some airlines offer CO2 offsets for passengers. On Friday, Airbus took an even bigger step with its much talked about A380; it became the first commercial airline to fly with alternative fuel on a test flight from Filton, UK to Toulouse, France.
The fancy-schmancy A380 needs no modifications in order to use gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel which is mixed with 60% regular jet fuel. Although the GTL used is no cleaner in terms of CO2 emissions, it produces no sulfur, providing for better air quality. Using alternative fuel in a commercial airliner, even at a small percentage, is also symbolically important; GTL is the first step in moving towards biomass-to-fuel (BTL), which could be concocted with anything from wood chips to industrial hemp. Maybe one day we will see airplanes running on 100% renewable resources, until then Airbus is calling its alternative fuel friendly A380 the "gentle green giant."
The first commercial use of GTL might be by Qatar Airways in 2009. Until then it might be better to consider other options for green travel.
Pilots enjoy checking out new and unfamiliar cockpits. Maybe it's because we're still flying airplanes that were developed twenty or thirty years ago. In fact, it seems like we have to wait ten years at a time to see any new technology show up in the form of a new design.
Earlier this Thursday, after numerous delays and management changes at EADS, the A380 finally made her maiden commercial voyage under the emblem of Singapore Airlines.lonelyplanet hawaii onefortheroad greece japan halloween china passport NewYork manhattan london airlines book florida NewYorkCity architecture books language GlobalWarming paris RoadTrip tourism CheapTickets food geography Beijing culture California berlin alaska photos travel LasVegas SouthwestAirlines photography alcohol tokyo germany FamilyFun thailand featured TSA boeing art familytravel australia video india SanFrancisco camping
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