Apr 11th, 2008 at 2:00PM: 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. What on earth would you do with something like that? I know I'm a bit of an airplane nerd and I like to stare out the window and fly around the country in circles, but I ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Apr 11th, 2008 at 2:00PM: 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. What on earth would you do with something like that? I know I'm a bit of an airplane nerd and I like to stare out the window and fly around the country in circles, but I ...Next feature for the A380? Showers!
Mar 25th, 2008 at 1:30PM: 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. With showers. Yes, first class travelers on the new, highly-coveted Emirates ...As the A380 creeps closer to the USA, Brits wonder "why are there ash trays"?
Mar 25th, 2008 at 10:40AM: 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. I'll bet you that many of you haven't seen it in real life though, save for a few insiders in the industry and ...
Why the fuss about the EADS Boeing tanker order?
Mar 7th, 2008 at 11:00AM: 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. EADS recently outdesigned and outbid local favorite Boeing on the contract to win ...The biggest plane ever built
Feb 17th, 2008 at 9:00AM: I just saw The Aviator, director Martin Scorsese's 2004 blockbuster with Leonardo DiCaprio as aviation tycoon Howard Hughes. It's a pretty entertaining movie that really gives you a glimpse into the airline industry's early days--when Pan-American was pretty much the only business in town. The story does feel a little dragged out and pretty early on, you already get the picture that Hughes is a ...Airbus A380 moves towards flying green
Feb 5th, 2008 at 9:00AM: 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 ...Airbus A380 Panorama Cockpit View
Jan 29th, 2008 at 2:20PM: 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. So most of us have salivated over the 787 cockpit picture that hasn't changed in a few years, and waited patiently for detailed ...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 ...More Money Than Sense Or A Very Generous Man?
Sep 6th, 2007 at 7:07AM: Aussie businessman Julian Hayward has just forked out US$100,380 for two first class seats on the inaugural flight of the new Airbus A380 from Sydney to Singapore on October 26. Singapore Airlines is the first airlne to run scheduled services on the 471-seat super jumbo, and for the first flight sold tickets in an online auction. Proceeds of the auction will be donated to charity, and so far more ...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 ...
China to Compete With Boeing and Airbus
Mar 19th, 2007 at 1:01PM: By announcing plans to build a plane that can carry more than 150 people, China has officially become a competitor of Boeing and Airbus. The larger jets won't be finished until 2020 at the earliest, but the China Aviation Industry Corporation has already started building a smaller, regional plane that can carry up to 105 people.
Increased wealth in China has made flying a more viable means of ...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 ...
