A380 superjumbo in natural-gas powered test flight
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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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The Airbus A380 started a global circumnavigation which will take in the South and North Poles on the last of a series of test flights before it applies for its air safety certificate.
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Wiring woes will cost Airbus dear The patience of airlines waiting to get their hands on the Airbus A380 is beginning to wear thin following an announcement yesterday that just one example of the "Superjumbo" would be delivered in 2007, as opposed to the nine previously promised by Airbus parent company EADS.â¦
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Nearly 500 employees of the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus have taken off aboard the company's A380 superjumbo at the start of a series of trials to test the new plane's passenger arrangements.
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Planemaker Airbus threw a spectacular party Tuesday for the A380 superjumbo -- overweight, overbudget and still on the ground, but hailed by its makers as a major European feat that will reshape aviation.
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New problems have been detected on Airbus's giant A380 super jumbo jet, adding to the woes of the fledging aircraft which is already afflicted with wiring problems.
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An online auction of tickets for the first commercial A380 flight is nearing an end, with one bidder spending S$153,000 (US$100,380) for a first-class seat on the Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight.
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Airbus says its A380 super-jumbo has been cleared to take passengers by European and US authorities.
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The world's biggest jumbo jet lifted off safely on Thursday from Singapore on its long-delayed first commercial flight, as part of Singapore Airlines' daily service to Sydney.
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The GlobalFlyer, a single-seat airplane designed to make the first solo, nonstop, unrefueled flight around the world, is a feat of engineering.
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The first Airbus A380 super jumbo passenger jet is towed inside a hangar in Blagnac, near Toulouse, southwestern France, Saturday, Jan.
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An A380 superjumbo jet is damaged after rolling partly off an airport runway in Singapore.
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The A380 super-jumbo passenger jet, due to be officially unveiled next week, was wheeled out of its hangar in southwestern France for the first time.
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A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 took off on a historic journey Thursday Â the first commercial flight by the world's largest jetliner, which boasts luxurious suites enclosed by sliding doors, double beds, a bar and the quietest interior of any plane.
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The cost of developing Airbus's new A380 super-jumbo will be much higher than planned, but the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company still hopes to meet or exceed its earnings forecasts this year, EADS ...
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A test flight by an Airbus A380 &quot;superjumbo&quot; set to take place in Tunisia was called off in mid-flight, the company has said, without confirming if technical problems were to blame.
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A REVOLUTIONARY new type of aircraft that could lead to flights between Glasgow and Sydney in only two hours, will be tested in America tomorrow.