Airbus Unveils A380 "Superjumbo" Jet
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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 kicked off a 10 billion euro ($13.2 billion) plan Monday to build its A350 XWB wide-bodied jet, which is designed to compete with Boeing's successful 787 and boost the fortunes of the troubled European planemaker.
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Airbus said on Wednesday that demand for airliners is set for its biggest jump in more than 20 years and reiterated its bullish expectations for the 555-seat A380 doubledecker due in 2006.
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Airbus said on Wednesday that demand for  airliners is set for its biggest jump in more than 20 years and  reiterated its bullish expectations for the 555-seat A380  doubledecker due in 2006.
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Russia's Aeroflot orders Airbus's new A350 XWB plane in a major boost to the European aircraft maker.
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The research and development costs of Airbus's new A380 super-jumbo will be 1.45 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) more than planned, the co-chairman of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, Rainer Hertrich, revealed.
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TOULOUSE, France  - Planemaker Airbus threw a huge  media party on Tuesday for the A380 -- overweight, overbudget  and still on the ground, but hailed as the world's largest  airliner which its designers say will reshape aviation.
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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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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS plans to include in its new Superjumbo A380 planes an optional voice and data system that can allow passengers to use their mobile devices in flight. The service, including onboard mobile telephony and Internet access for passengers, will be offered through the OnAir joint venture to airline companies purchasing the A380. The system could be fitted on other models from Airbus as well as on planes from U.S. rival Boeing. The service should become commercially available in 2006, Airbus and OnAir said.
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TOULOUSE, France  - The Airbus A380 superjumbo is  five tonnes overweight but this is less than one percent of its  maximum weight and airlines are not worried, John Leahy,  commercial director at Airbus, said on Tuesday.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Planemaker Airbus' A380  superjumbo project is running 1.45 billion euros ($1.93  billion) over budget because of work to improve the efficiency  and weight of the aircraft, the co-head of parent company EADS  said.
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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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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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The head of Airbus is not ruling out  abandoning the Airbus A350 XWB project, a redesigned version of  the planemaker's slow-selling mid-sized plane, because of the  delays in the A380 superjumbo, the Financial Times reported.
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PARIS -- Airbus, which has delivered more airplanes than Boeing for the second year in a row, is about to unveil another number one: the world's largest passenger jet.
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Airbus unveils its flagship A380 on Tuesday, the plane on which the company is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker as well as the 10 billion (US$13 billion) cost of developing the ...
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The Airbus A380 takes first class to a whole new level.