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  • August 2008

    • Foreign Airlines Soar Past US Carriers

      ABC News  |  Aug 4, 08 6:23 PM CDT

      Foreign Airlines Soar Past US Carriers

      (Newser) - As US airlines flounder, and consumers pay the price in baggage fees and reduced services, foreign carriers have an antidote: Buy new, more fuel-efficient aircraft, offer more services, and watch the money roll in. Dubai-based Emirates, which introduced the Airbus A380 on the Dubai-to-New York route Friday, charges first- and business-class customers enough to offset money-losing coach seats, ABC News reports. More »

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      airline  • Airbus A380  • luxury travel  • first class  • Emirates  • international travel

  • June 2008

    • Boeing, Airbus Delays Aid Battered Carriers

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 2, 08 8:32 AM CDT

      Boeing, Airbus Delays Aid Battered Carriers

      (Newser) - Airlines battling rising fuel costs and weakening demand have become unexpected beneficiaries of production delays on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A380 jumbo jets, reports the Wall Street Journal . "For the industry, it's great,” says the chair of Air Canada’s parent company, "because it means less capacity." The carrier has 37 Dreamliners on order. More »

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      airline industry  • Boeing  • Airbus  • fuel costs  • 787 Dreamliner  • Airbus A380  • delay  • Boeing 787

  • March 2008

    • New Airbus Lands in London

      BBC  |  Mar 18, 08 3:15 PM CDT

      New Airbus Lands in London

      (Newser) - An Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet landed at London's Heathrow Airport today, completing the huge plane's first commercial European flight. The double-decker arrived from Singapore 15 minutes ahead of schedule, and each of the 470 passengers received a certificate commemorating the event. Singapore Airlines is currently using three of the planes and has 16 more on order, reports the BBC. More »

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      Airbus  • aviation  • Heathrow Airport  • Airbus A380  • Singapore Airlines

  • February 2008

    • Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

      Breitbart  |  Feb 18, 08 2:55 AM CST

      Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

      (Newser) - A plane flight could soon be a big gamble. Airbus is considering turning some of its super-jumbo jets into airborne casinos, Breitbart reports. The hulking A380 passenger plane is the world's largest, boasting 50% more floor space than Boeing's 747. That's the kind of space that's needed for a mile-high casino, which Airbus says could premiere as soon as 2012. More »

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      China  • Las Vegas  • Boeing  • Airbus  • gambling  • Hong Kong  • casino  • Airbus A380  • Singapore Airlines  • Boeing 747

  • November 2007

    • Airbus Courts US Carriers

      Associated Press  |  Nov 27, 07 7:14 AM CST

      Airbus Courts US Carriers

      (Newser) - Airbus's first A380 superjumbo jet is making calls a long way from its home base in Toulouse, France—in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and Sydney—as representatives make another push for orders for the slow-selling 555-seater. Northwest Airlines executives plan to look over the aircraft, despite having already ordered rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, USA Today reports. More »

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      Airbus  • United Airlines  • Minneapolis  • Northwest Airlines  • 787 Dreamliner  • Airbus A380

    • Pimp My Airbus A380

      CNN  |  Nov 13, 07 10:10 AM CST

      Pimp My Airbus A380

      (Newser) - A billionaire Saudi prince plans to convert one of the world's largest passenger planes into a flying palace. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is the first purchaser of the luxury version of the double-decker Airbus A380, price tag $320 million-plus. And that's before he tricks it out with amenities that may include private bedrooms, dining rooms, conference rooms, a screening room, and a gym with a Jacuzzi, CNN reports from the Dubai Air Show. More »

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      Saudi Arabia  • Airbus  • Airbus A380

    • Airbus Soars Ahead of Boeing

      MarketWatch  |  Nov 12, 07 4:29 PM CST

      Airbus Soars Ahead of Boeing

      (Newser) - Boeing execs are picking up the pieces after losing a head-to-head sales battle with rival Airbus in the first 2 days of the 5-day Dubai Air Show. Airbus racked up more than $50 billion in orders for its jumbo A380 and A350 aircraft yesterday and today, reports MarketWatch, while its American archrival's B787 and B777 garnered a mere $9.3 billion in orders . More »

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      Boeing  • Airbus  • Airbus A380  • Dreamliner

    • Emirates Air Inks $35B Order With Airbus

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 12, 07 3:12 AM CST

      Emirates Air Inks $35B Order With Airbus

      (Newser) - Airbus got a huge boost from Emirates Airline on the first day of the the Dubai air show yesterday, winning a record $35-billion order for 81 planes. Emirates ordered 11 A380 super jumbos and 70 mid-sized A350 XWBs in the largest-ever single purchase of aircraft. Boeing got a consolation prize of a $3.2 billion order for 12 777s. More »

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      Boeing  • airplane  • Airbus  • 787 Dreamliner  • Airbus A380  • Airbus A350  • Emirates

    • Mile-High Luxuries Abound

      Conde Nast Traveler  |  Nov 5, 07 4:28 PM CST

      Mile-High Luxuries Abound

      (Newser) - Airbus' long-awaited A380, with its private suites and double beds, isn't the only luxury to be found at 30,000 feet. Jet Airways' Boeing 777-300ER features a champagne cooler loaded with vintage Dom and a 23-inch flat-screen TV with 500 on-demand programs. Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 747-400 lets fliers dine face-to-face on their signature satay and offers expedited customs, Conde Nast Traveler reports.  More »

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      Boeing  • Airbus  • Airbus A380  • luxury travel  • spa  • Singapore Airlines  • Qantas

  • October 2007

    • No Love for Would-Be Mile-High Clubbers

      Reuters  |  Oct 31, 07 1:25 PM CDT

      No Love for Would-Be Mile-High Clubbers

      (Newser) - Singapore Airlines is throwing a wet towel on hopes that the double beds and private suites on the new Airbus A380 would revolutionize high-altitude romance. The airline today asked passengers to “observe standards that don’t cause offense.” Cabins are private, but not sound-proof or sealed, Reuters reports. No word on the availability of cold showers on the new jets. More »

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      travel  • sex  • air travel  • Airbus  • romance  • Airbus A380  • Singapore Airlines  • premium class travel

    • A380's First Flight 'Phenomenal'

      BBC  |  Oct 25, 07 8:24 AM CDT

      A380's First Flight 'Phenomenal'

      (Newser) - The Airbus A380 touched down in Sydney this morning, completing the festive maiden voyage of the world's largest jet. After a 2-year delay, passengers who boarded in Singapore say the champagne-fueled, 7-hour trip was worth the wait. “It's going to make everything else after this simply awful,” one told the BBC. The jet, dubbed the Superjumbo, carried 450 passengers who paid between $560 and $100,380 in an auction on eBay. More »

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      Australia  • Boeing  • Airbus  • Singapore  • Airbus A380  • Singapore Airlines

    • Airbus Finally Delivers First A380 'Superjumbo' Jet

      Bloomberg  |  Oct 15, 07 9:19 AM CDT

      Airbus Finally Delivers First A380 'Superjumbo' Jet

      (Newser) - After 2 years of delays, Airbus SAS delivered its first behemoth A380 to Singapore Airlines today. The world’s largest jet fell behind schedule, and development costs ballooned to $18 billion, when workers were forced to install 300 miles of wiring by hand. It should fly on Oct. 25, but investors still doubt Airbus can meet production goals for future A380s, Bloomberg says. More »

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      airline industry  • Boeing  • airplane  • Airbus  • Airbus A380

    • Airbus Execs Accused of Insider Trading

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Oct 4, 07 9:05 AM CDT

      Airbus Execs Accused of Insider Trading

      (Newser) - Accusations of "massive" insider trading by Airbus executives and shareholders have exploded into full-out political scandal. French investigators have learned that 21 top executives and two big shareholders in EADS, the Franco-German consortium that owns the airplane company, cashed in stocks shortly before Airbus announced a June, 2006, production delay for its A380. The setback caused shares to drop 30% in one day. More »

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      France  • Airbus  • insider trading  • Airbus A380  • EADS

  • June 2007

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