Aussie stumps $100k for Airbus A380 tickets
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Maiden flight 'Suite Class' package An Aussie air enthusiast has stumped up a cool $100,380 for the honour of travelling on Singapore Airlines' maiden commercial flight of the A380 Airbus, Singapore News reports.â¦
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World's biggest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, flies 471 travellers from Singapore to Sydney.
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The Airbus A380 superjumbo project is running 1.45bn euros (Â£1bn; $1.9bn) over budget, the firm's majority owner EADS admits.
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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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BRISBANE, Australia Virgin Blue, Australia&#39;s second-biggest airline, has increased surcharges on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soared.
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An undisclosed billionaire is paying $475 million for an Airbus A380 passenger jet - that's the $325 million price tag, plus $150 million in custom upgrades.
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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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SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s flagship carrier, Qantas, said yesterday it is talking with Singapore Airlines on ways to cut costs as both prepare to roll out the colossal A380 jet.
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QANTAS will be at least $196 million out of pocket this year because of rocketing fuel prices, even with surcharges. Fuel costs for international and domestic flights had soared $560 million above last year, the flag carrier said last night.
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Ryanair , Europe's biggest budget airline, launched a shock bid for Aer Lingus  on Thursday, valuing the former Irish state carrier -- which listed just four days ago -- at 1.48 billion euros ($1.9 billion).
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Airbus's newly unveiled A380 superjumbo will bring unprecedented pleasures and amenities to long-haul passengers who will start boarding the planes from next year.
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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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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest airline, increased a surcharge on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soared to a record. Qantas shares rebounded from a three-month low.
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Ireland&#39;s state-owned carrier, Aer Lingus, has asked the government for a grant worth euro200 million to euro300 million (US$250 million to US$375 million) to begin buying 10 or more long-haul aircraft from either Boeing or Airbus.
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Aviation history made as world's largest passenger plane lands in Australia after flying 471 travellers from Singapore to Sydney.
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Qantas Airways has raised its fuel surcharge on domestic and international tickets by $4 and $7, respectively, because of the high price of oil.
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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$101,514) for a first-class seat on the Singapore AirlinesÂ flight.