A380 takes guinea-pig passengers aloft, Airbus braces for change
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The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial airliner, took its first passengers aloft on a test flight, as the company announced a fresh management shakeup to grapple with delays plaguing the superjumbo.
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An Airbus A380 super-jumbo takes off from southern France on its first test flight with 474 passengers.
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Airbus is taking the world's press for a flight in its Super Jumbo as it tries to recover from recent bad publicity.
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Recently, Airbus chief executive Noel Forgeard hinted that the European plane maker may soon unveil plans for yet another new aircraft, even before the double-decker A380 takes its first test flight early next year.
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Airbus, reeling from a management shakeup that followed delays in its flagship superjumbo jet program, unveiled a long-awaited revamp of its mid-sized A350 on Monday.
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European planemaker Airbus says it has put the problems associated with its A380 superjumbo behind it.
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Circling fighter jets were just a sideshow Monday to the blitz of new orders for Airbus on the first day of the Paris Air Show, as the European plane maker scrambled to repair its battered image.
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Remy de la Mauviniere, file -- AP Photo enlarge An Airbus A380 super jumbo performs its demonstration flight at the 46th International Paris Air Show at Le Bouget airport, north of Paris, in this June 16, 2005 ...Comment
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A paying passenger reports for the BBC News website about his experiences on the first commercial A380 flight.
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The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, leaves Singapore for Sydney on its first commercial flight.
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Leading airlines are reviewing their options after Airbus announces further delays to its flagship A380 plane.
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Europe heralded a new era in air travel here Tuesday, christening the Airbus A380, a gargantuan, double-deck plane dedicated to the principle that size matters.
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Luxury air travel is reaching new heights but German passengers are to be treated to an opulent experience on the ground.
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Airbus was expected to announce significant new delays to its flagship A380 jet Tuesday after its biggest customer, Dubai-based airline Emirates, said it had received notice that its planes will be a further 10 months late.
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TOULOUSE, France  - Aviation authorities were set on Tuesday to declare Airbus's mammoth new A380 aircraft safe for commercial flight, capping six years of development for the world's largest airliner, which has been hit by production delays.
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With seating for 555 passengers and a wingspan nearly the length of a football field, the new Airbus A380 will be the world's largest commercial airplane.
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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 ...