Oct 25th, 2007 at 2:00PM: 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. MSNBC reports that it was a landmark experience, with the short flight between Singapore and Sydney holding 455 passengers and about 30 crew members. Most of the seats were auctioned off on Ebay with the proceeds going to charity ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The A380 makes its maiden voyage
Oct 25th, 2007 at 2:00PM: 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. MSNBC reports that it was a landmark experience, with the short flight between Singapore and Sydney holding 455 passengers and about 30 crew members. Most of the seats were auctioned off on Ebay with the proceeds going to charity ...A Look Inside the New Airbus A380
Sep 7th, 2007 at 12:30PM:
Korean Air is the proud new owner of the quad-engine, double-decked monstrosity that is the Airbus A380. This thing is so big, and so luxurious -- even the bathroom has a window! That's how you know when you're flying in the most technologically advanced airplane on the planet. A demonstration flight was conducted in Seoul, Korea, and Aving.net was there to capture the lavish innards. Check out ...Tickets for First Commercial Airbus A380 Flight to be sold on eBay
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Jul 30th, 2007 at 7:52AM: Want to be on board the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380?
Then head on over to eBay.
Singapore Airlines expects the world's first commercial A380 flight to take place sometime in October between Singapore and Sydney.
To kick off the inaugural flight, and to allow passengers to "be a part of history," the airline will be selling tickets on eBay. This might sound like a greedy attempt ...Video: Airbus A380 Test Evacuation
Apr 30th, 2007 at 12:30PM:
Last year we reported that the Airbus A380 passed its jumbo jet evacuation test in Hamburg, Germany, and here's the video to prove it. The crew was able to evacuate all 873 people on-board in almost complete darkness in 77 seconds, with only one broken leg (out of 1,746!) and 32 minor injuries. Not too shabby! Related: The Cranky Flier's Look at the A380, Airbus A380: More Passengers Means More ...
Airbus A380: More Passengers Means More Toilets
Jan 29th, 2007 at 4:14PM: The Airbus A380 is truly a marvel of modern engineering. Not only is it the largest airliner in the world, but it is also the most advanced. Engineers crafted each system with meticulous detail from the fly-by-wire systems to the... toilets? Yes, I'll admit that plumbing wasn't my first consideration when ogling pictures of the enormous plane, but it certainly was a chief concern for the company. ...Airbus 380 Delayed
Sep 25th, 2006 at 4:55PM: Gadling blogged about Airbus' flagship plane A380 before. Looks like we are going to have to wait six more months before Airbus deliverers their first A380. The first plane was supposed to have been delivered to Qantas in October 2006, but Airbus pushed it back to April 2007. Qantas is "disappointed."
Interestingly enough, none of the American airlines have expressed real interest in the A380. ...Touring the Airbus A380
May 13th, 2006 at 7:02PM: A couple of months ago, Adrienne Wilson let us know that the Airbus 380, the largest jumbo jet built to date, had passed its safety evacuation test. Well, now, thanks to the Times Online, journalist Martin Symington gives a sneak preview of what the A380 is like inside -- and man, is it impressive. The article has a list of astounding statistics, like:
Each plane has more than four ...
