Airbus' giant A380 may just be too big
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On Tuesday, Airbus will roll out the first A380 from its factory in Toulouse, France.
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TOULOUSE, France  - Planemaker Airbus threw a  spectacular party Tuesday for the A380 superjumbo --  overweight, overbudget and still on the ground, but hailed by  its makers as a major European feat that will reshape aviation.
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European consortium Airbus prepares to unveil the world's largest plane, the 555-passenger A380.
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European planemaker Airbus is hit by further reports that it could announce another delay in production of the A380.
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Employees of European aircraft manufacturer Airbus are set to become the first test passengers in the company's giant A380 superjumbo jet next week when a series of new trials begin.
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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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New delays expected for the A380 superjumbo airliner are a blow to Airbus after a production crisis three months ago but are unlikely to cause customers to cancel orders.
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European aerospace group EADS admitted that its Airbus A380 superjumbo was set for further delays, and a newspaper report said huge cost cuts and a production switch out of the eurozone were being considered.
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The Airbus A380 super-jumbo, which plunged the Airbus-EADS aerospace group into crisis, &quot;is not out of the woods yet,&quot; the company&#39;s future chief executive, Thomas Enders, said in a magazine interview on Monday.
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MUNICH, Germany  - European aircraft maker Airbus   EAD.PA said a newspaper report that it was set to announce   fresh delays to deliveries of its A380 super jumbo was   speculation and that checks into the issue were not yet over.
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Airbus said that a fault discovered in the fuselage of its A380 super jumbo in the spring has been long since resolved, saying it was &quot;astonished&quot; at how the issue was &quot;blown up&quot; in a German magazine article.
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LONDON Airbus predicted Wednesday that an average of 830 new passenger aircraft would be built each year for the next two decades, and that the new Airbus jumbo A380 will be so successful that Boeing will be forced to develop a competitor.
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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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Airbus put its stamp on aviation history Tuesday, unveiling the world's largest commercial jet and raising the stakes in its 35-year rivalry with Boeing Co.
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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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NEW PLANE: Airbus gets the go-ahead from its owners to start taking orders for the A350, a new mid-sized passenger plane it hopes will be the nemesis of its rival Boeing&#39;s 7E7.
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European plane maker Airbus is thinking seriously about developing a rival to Boeing&#39;s planned 7E7 jet that would have more seats and be based on technologies developed for its A380 superjumbo jet.