Airbus completes A380 superjumbo tests ahead of certification
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The Airbus A380 superjumbo completed the last leg of a gruelling 18-day test mission, flying home to its base in southern France to await approval from safety regulators.
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The successful Airbus tests involved communications to and from several different types of GSM mobile phones onboard to mobile and fixed telephones on the ground, and to another mobile phone on the plane.
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A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 took off on a historic journey Thursday  -  the first commercial flight by the world's largest jetliner
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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 euro (&#36;13 billion) cost of developing the "superjumbo."
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TOULOUSE, France  - 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 largest passenger plane. Airbus SAS is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker on the "superjumbo" that has a 79.85-metre wingspan, a tail as tall as a seven-storey building and cost &#36;13 billion US to develop.
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European planemaker Airbus says it has put the problems associated with its A380 superjumbo behind it.
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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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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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Hundreds of jobs at an aviation plant are secured in a deal to service the engines for the Airbus A380 superjumbo.
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Airbus SAS, the world's largest plane maker, today will unveil its 555-seat A380, a 12 billion-euro (US$16 billion) wager that airlines will order giant aircraft to ferry passengers between major airports over ...
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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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Planemaker Airbus replaced the head of   its troubled A380 program on Monday, casting a shadow over   attempts to celebrate the superjumbo's first test flight   involving real passengers -- 474 volunteer Airbus staff.
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Airbus' giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, was getting a lavish coming out Tuesday, with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's largest ever passenger plane.
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The new Airbus chief executive has presented an audit of problems at the aircraft manufacturer as well as a vast recovery plan that could mean new delays for the A380 superjumbo airliner and job cuts.
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Airbus revealed new delays for its   troubled A380 superjumbo jet on Thursday, blaming a repeat of   wiring installation problems which have already pushed the   program a year behind schedule and hit future profits.
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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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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¦