World's largest passenger plane carries passengers for the first time
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Singapore Airlines flight SQ380 took the air Thursday and made aviation history as the first commercial flight of the long-awaited mammoth flying machine, the Airbus A380.
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PARIS -- The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, took off 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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The Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, has received its air worthiness certificate from US and European authorities, 10 months before Singapore Airlines is to get the first commercial model.
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World international and domestic airports handled a record 4.4 billion passengers in 2006, an increase of 4.8 percent from the previous year, the global airports organization ACI reported on Wednesday.
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Airbus unveiled the world's biggest passenger jet in a glitzy ceremony in which the leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Spain hailed Europe's victory over the United States as the new king of the commercial skies.
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The world's biggest-ever passenger plane has been unveiled in France at a ceremony attended by the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and Spain and 5,000 VIP guests.
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The Airbus A380 takes first class to a whole new level.
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The move largely overshadowed news of the initial passenger flight for the worldÂs largest commercial aircraft.
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The biggest airliner ever built completed its first commercial flight Thursday when the Singapore Airlines-owned Airbus A380 superjumbo landed in Sydney.
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For the first time in a while, the monthly passenger figures show good growth.
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The largest bird known to have taken to the skies would have been a remarkable glider, scientists say.
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Airbus put its stamp on aviation history yesterday, unveiling the world's largest commercial jet and raising the stakes in its 35-year rivalry with Boeing Co.
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The first airliner from Taiwan to land in Beijing in more than 55 years touched down in the Chinese capital on Saturday to fanfare as part of special charter flights between the arch-foes for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
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By Jean-Michel Belot and Michael Smith TOULOUSE, France  - Planemaker Airbus threw a hugemedia party Tuesday for the A380 -- overweight, overbudget andstill on the ground, but hailed as the world's largest airlinerwhich its designers say will reshape aviation.
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The International Air Transport Association said Monday international air travel and cargo transport rose more than expected. In the first eight months of this year, passenger travel increased by nearly 19
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This remarkable piece of news was given by Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin, at today's gala unveiling of the Airbus 380, the world's biggest airliner, in Toulouse in southern France.
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An Airbus A380 super-jumbo takes off from southern France on its first test flight with passengers.