A380 starts passenger flight test
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An Airbus A380 super-jumbo takes off from southern France on its first test flight with passengers, as 474 of the firm's staff fill the seats.
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Virgin Atlantic said Monday that it would conduct the first airborne test of a renewable fuel by a commercial jet, using a Boeing 747.
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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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The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, lands in Sydney on its first commercial flight.
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The Airbus A380 took off on its first passenger flight Monday, just months before the world's largest airliner is set to begin carrying paying customers with Singapore Airlines.
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Travel: In pictures: The world's biggest passenger plane makes its first commercial voyage.
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Shareholders in Airbus SAS have approved the launch of a new A350 passenger jet to rival Boeing Co.&#39;s 7E7, a spokesman for Airbus parent EADS said Friday.
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TOULOUSE, France  - 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 largest passenger plane.
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The Airbus A380 superjumbo completed the last leg of a gruelling 18-day test mission, flying home to its base in southern France to await approval from safety regulators.
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The biggest customer for Airbus' A380 superjumbo says it is reviewing its options after further delays to the plane.
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Air France-KLM have said it plans to use one of its first Airbus A380 superjumbos on the Paris to Tokyo route from 2009 to boost flight capacity to Japan's congested Narita airport.
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By LAURENCE FROST PARIS - The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, took to the sky with a full load of passengers for the first time Monday, and the European aircraft maker announced further management changes in the wake of costly delays to the $13 billion jet program.
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Slipping the surly bonds of the oil market The world's largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380, has successfully made a test flight using synthetic jet fuel partly made from natural gas. The test is the latest step in moves by airliner builders and operators to diversify the sources of their fuel supplies.â¦
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An Austrian Airlines jet carrying about 100 passengers made a safe landing at Leeds Bradford International Airport in northern England on Saturday after a problem with one of its engines, officials said.
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Rules doubling the passenger duty people must pay when taking flights from the UK have come into force.
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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 largest passenger plane.
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Airbus says its A380 super-jumbo has been cleared to take passengers by European and US authorities.