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Wiggle RoomBalanced on jacks and wired to a battery of test instruments, the second A380 undergoes vibration tests to clear the way for its sister craft´s maiden flight.John B. CarnettThe A380 is the...
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Courtesy airliners.netHaving passed its emergency-evacuation test last weekend, the Airbus A380 is officially certified to haul a staggering 853 passengers-that's how many people safely escaped a...
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Talk about an aviation buff. A passenger reportedly bid over $100,000 for a luxury seat on the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380, on Singapore Airlines. The inaugural round-trip will run from...
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Wiggle Room Balanced on jacks and wired to a battery of test instruments, the second A380 undergoes vibration tests to clear the way for its sister craft´s maiden flight. John B. Carnett View Photo...
View ArticleBuilding a Bigger Bird
Courtesy airliners.netHaving passed its emergency-evacuation test last weekend, the Airbus A380 is officially certified to haul a staggering 853 passengers—that's how many people safely escaped a...
View ArticleSix Figures for a First Class Seat
Talk about an aviation buff. A passenger reportedly bid over $100,000 for a luxury seat on the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380, on Singapore Airlines. The inaugural round-trip will run from...
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There were acrobats from the Cirque du Soleil, a mechanical objet d'art that looked like a mad inventor's spaceship, and a voluble computer-generated wizard that bore a…
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Courtesy airliners.net Having passed its emergency-evacuation test last weekend, the Airbus A380 is officially certified to haul a staggering 853 passengers—that's how many people safely escaped a...
View ArticleSix Figures for a First Class Seat
Talk about an aviation buff. A passenger reportedly bid over $100,000 for a luxury seat on the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380, on Singapore Airlines. The inaugural round-trip will run from...
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