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Boeing Slows 747 Production on Weak Demand
Boeing says it will slow down production of its superjumbo 747-8 because of weak demand. Boeing builds two of of the passenger version is midway between the larger Airbus A380 , which has been on the market longer, and the smaller
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Airline Passengers Capture Video of Engine Fireaverage once a year and the chances of being hit in the air are 500 times more likely than on the ground. An Emirates Airbus A380 was hit back in May 2011. That same spring a United jet from San Francisco to London was also hit by lightning. Those
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NTSB Suggests Wingtip Cameras on Planescrashes. On planes such as the Boeing 747 and the giant Airbus A380 , the safety board said, pilots can't see the wingtips under investigation. Outside cameras are standard on the Airbus A380 and A340-600 but are optional on the A330 models and
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Safety board: Equip big jets to prevent runway collisions
jet, drew national attention: That's when a giant Airbus A380 struck the tail of a small regional jet April 11 of last Boeing's 747, 757, 767 and 777 models along with the Airbus A380 and McDonnell Douglas' MD-10 and MD-11 should be
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The Global Note: Desperation In Homs…A380 Safety Checks…The Lost Lake…Austerity Vacations
the Syrian opposition and pressure Assad with tightened economic sanctions. AIRBUS SAFETY CHECKS Aircraft maker Airbus is to check the wings of all A380 superjumbo planes currently in service. The company has said that the cracks are not an
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Today In Pictures: Oct. 14, 2011
in the cabin of China Southern Airlines’ new Airbus A380 , at the Airbus delivery center in Colomiers, southwestern France is the seventh company in the world to use this superjumbo , double-deck, airliner. (Pascal Pavani/AFP
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Ask the Captain: Oxygen masks and emergency evacuations
passed with some sprained ankles and a broken leg from going down the slides and over the wings. It is beyond me how the Airbus A380 can be evacuated in the required time. — steamtrn A:You can view the evacuation of the A380 in this YouTube video
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Commercial Planes Clip Each Other in BostonThe collision comes just three months after a similar mishap at New York's JFK airport, when the wing tip of a giant Airbus A380 hit the tail of a regional jet and spun it like a top. ABC News' Anne-Marie Dorning, Matt Hosford, Chris Barry
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Ask the Captain: Questions about fast flights, Concorde
sounds like the 2010 Qantas A380 emergency was a very near thing, from Reuters, "Pilots of a crippled Qantas Airbus A380 superjumbo jet struggled with more than a dozen system errors after an engine blew apart Nov. 4 and landed the plane in
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Will the A380 fly for U.S. airlines?
Washington, D.C. Airlines that fly the superjumbo A380 say they're having no trouble typical for the aircraft. And they and Airbus officials tout the plane's fuel Carcaillet, head of A380 marketing for Airbus , Boeing's chief global rival in analysts doubt they'll add the superjumbo A380, or even more of Boeing's have made changes to accommodate the superjumbo jet. Miami spent $4 million to facility ... we went to Boeing and Airbus and said, 'What's the biggest
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Airbus A380 superjumbo jet is coming to the skies near you
Washington, D.C. Airlines that fly the superjumbo A380 say they're having no trouble typical for the aircraft. And they and Airbus officials tout the plane's fuel Carcaillet, head of A380 marketing for Airbus , Boeing's chief global rival in analysts doubt they'll add the superjumbo A380, or even more of Boeing's have made changes to accommodate the superjumbo jet. Miami spent $4 million to facility ... we went to Boeing and Airbus and said, 'What's the biggest
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New York Airport Jet Clips Smaller Plane's Tail at JFK Monday NightWe've been hit by -- ugh -- Air France." The Airbus A380 has been flying for more than three years. The double-decker considerations is that any large airplane like a 747 or an Airbus 380 has to be kept separate from every other airplane
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Worst Airfare Prices in Years: How to Fight Backme. Speaking of a "could have been worse" scenario, imagine your vehicle is an aircraft. Say it's the massive Airbus A380 , which can seat more than 800 passengers and has a gas tank that holds 80,000 gallons. Lesser planes devour plenty
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Test Flight for Airbus A380The new Airbus A380 has completed its first flight with passengers.
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April 27, 2005: Airbus A380's First Flighttoday over the French mountains. The Airbus a 380 will hold and listen to this air travelers up to 840. Passengers. Airbus and Boeing are in fierce competition to build the next generation of airliners Airbus representing Europe Boeing representing
built flew for the first time today over the French mountains. The Airbus a 380 will hold and listen to this air travelers up to 840. Passengers. Airbus and Boeing are in fierce competition to build the next generation of airliners Airbus representing Europe Boeing representing the United States with hundreds of billions of dollars at stake. Here's ABC's Lisa stark. As spectators celebratedNew seemed. To be a chance to be to an instant. The Airbus plane is larger than a Boeing 747. With wings nearly the span of a football field. -- workers on hand today couldn't resist a dig at rival Boeing. I think this is the the best -- to show Boeing -- -- monopolies over. Airbus now sells more planes than Boeing worldwide and the company insist the 8380 will increase its position. So airlines of the worldits -- 787 dreamliner. No US passenger airlines have yet ordered the Airbus jet. But a half a dozen airports in the US are reconfiguring. To handle the enormous plane. The Airbus double Decker begins flying passengers next year Boeing's new jet the year after and both have a lot riding on those airplanes. -
Flying the High Lifecutbacks on this plane for about the emirates Airbus 8380. It's a super Jumbo jet with all It is this super Jumbo double Decker Airbus a 380. Neither does look like his stated lounges and personal in seat mini bars. The Airbus a 380 has 1000 channels of entertainment
not find airline cutbacks on this plane for -- about the emirates Airbus 8380. It's a super Jumbo jet with all the bells and whistles to boot. WABC's Liz Cho has more. That is not just any plane approaching Kennedy Airport tonight. It is this super Jumbo double Decker Airbus a 380. Neither does look like -- his stated that the hesitate. Actually get on the fly and realized I love listening.as well as spacious lounges and personal in seat mini bars. The Airbus a 380 has 1000 channels of entertainment. Passengers can even take a hot shower in the middle of their flights. I think -
Is the Bigger Plane Better?Fully loaded it tips the scales at one point two million pounds Airbus a 380s the heaviest passenger plane ever. Still it was effortless takeoff fun flying. For Good Morning America Lisa stark ABC news on board the Airbus a 380.
loaded it tips the scales at one point two million pounds -- Airbus a 380s the heaviest passenger plane ever. Still it was effortless takeoff on need flight to the UN that. You would thinkflying. For Good Morning America Lisa stark ABC news on board the Airbus a 380. -
Google RisingAmong today's top rising searches is Airbus a 380. Singapore Airlines flew their first super Jumbo jet commercial flight which touched down in Sydney Australia today. After
Among today's top rising searches is Airbus a 380. Singapore Airlines flew their first super Jumbo jet commercial flight which touched down in Sydney Australia today. After completing its -
World's Largest Passenger Planetoday 491. Passengers and crew. Allowing Airbus and German carrier Lufthansa. To test And in first class a bar your first Airbus a 380 yes it is already thinks so far jet ways to enlarging waiting areas. Airbus has 156. Orders for this airplane but
on top of the other onboard today 491. Passengers and crew. Allowing Airbus and German carrier Lufthansa. To test according catering airplane systems. The 8380 is the heaviest plane ever flown one point two milliona bathroom within view. And in first class a bar your first Airbus a 380 -- yes it is already thinks so far I think it's a very big play. Otherwise it's -- play. And one that is so big and heavy at airports must spend millions to accommodate it. From strengthening taxi ways to adding jet ways to enlarging waiting areas. Airbus has 156. Orders for this airplane but not one from -- US carrier. They don't see much demand for a 500 seat airplane. But US carriers are more interested in Boeing's new 250 seat jet which allows more frequent flights into more airports. Ask the 8380 it's been an eighteen billion dollar gamble for Airbus in a lot of ways it's kind of like applying -- it has more to do with ego and hubris that it
