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NEWS ABOUT: Airbus A380

Airbus A380 stories: 17 news summaries

(Newser) - All of the US Airways passengers aboard a jet that went down in the frigid waters of the Hudson River off Manhattan are reported to be safe, the New York Times reports. Flight 1549 apparently flew into a flock of geese, disabling at least one engine, according to MSNBC. Authorities... More »

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New York City • US Airways • Airbus A380 • plane crash • Hudson River • USS Intrepid • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 Foreign Airlines Soar
 Past US Carriers

Adding services, expanding routes helps margins; take heed, US carriers

Aug 4, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Boeing, Airbus Delays
 Aid Battered Carriers 

Airlines already well under capacity as passenger numbers fall

Jun 2, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 New Airbus
 Lands in London 

First A380 commercial flight arrives from Singapore

Mar 18, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

Super jumbo A380s could soon be outfitted for gambling

Feb 18, 08 2:55 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Airbus Courts US Carriers

Slow-selling A380 on sales road trip to Midwest and LA

Nov 27, 07 7:14 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Pimp My
Airbus A380

Billionaire Saudi prince plans to transform world's largest jet
into flying palace

Nov 13, 07 10:10 AM CST
(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... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Airbus • Airbus A380 • Dubai Air Show • Alwaleed bin Talal

Airbus Soars Ahead of Boeing

Manufacturer lands $50B in jumbos at Dubai Air Show compared with Boeing's $9.3B

Nov 12, 07 4:29 PM CST
(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... More »

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Boeing • Airbus • Airbus A380 • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • Dubai Air Show

Emirates Air Inks $35B Order With Airbus

Boeing passed over for not launching its new 787-10 soon enough

Nov 12, 07 3:12 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Mile-High Luxuries Abound

Live the high life in more ways than one on today's finest luxury airlines

Nov 5, 07 4:28 PM CST
(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... More »

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

No Love for Would-Be Mile-High Clubbers

Singapore Airlines asks passengers to 'observe standards' on Airbus beds

Oct 31, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(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.... More »

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

A380's First Flight 'Phenomenal'

After long delays, the A380 delivers staggering experience

Oct 25, 07 8:24 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Airbus Finally Delivers First A380 'Superjumbo' Jet

But questions persist over company's production abilities

Oct 15, 07 9:19 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Airbus • Airbus A380 • airplane

Airbus Execs Accused of Insider Trading

Ex-CEO, others sold millions before A380 delay announced

Oct 4, 07 9:05 AM CDT
(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... More »

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insider trading • France • Airbus • Airbus A380 • EADS • Lagardere • Noel Forgeard

Airbus Soars
in Orders at  Air Show

With 600 orders for 2007, Airbus
overtakes rival Boeing's 510

Jun 22, 07 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Airbus tallied 425 orders at the Paris Air Show this year, helping to dispell its also-ran status in the aircraft industry in recent years. Qatar Airways, Emirates Airline, Air France-KLM, and Aeroflot all made significant commitments to Airbus aircraft. The company hopes its bulging order book will instill confidence in... More »

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Boeing • Airbus • Paris Air Show • Airbus A380

Boeing, Airbus Firefight at
Paris Air Show

Rivals for $40 billion
Air Force deal bring
out big guns

Jun 21, 07 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The battle between Boeing and Airbus soared to new levels of rancor this week at the Paris Air Show, where the companies are competing to supply the US Air Force with fuel tankers in a contract worth up to $40 billion. The open crossfire was unusual, the Wall Street  Journal... More »

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Boeing • Air Force • Airbus • Paris Air Show • Airbus A380 • Aircraft manufacturers • fuel tankers • rivalry • European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company • Northrop Grumman • Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Airbus, Boeing Cross Wings
at Air Show

Top aircraft manufacturers ride high
as industry rebounds

Jun 18, 07 10:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rival aircraft producers Airbus and Boeing landed a slew of new orders at a gigantic air show that began today outside Paris. The biennial air show, the largest in the world, takes place as the airline industry begins to turn around; after two years of losses, profits this year are... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Airbus • Paris Air Show • GE • US Airways • Qatar • Airbus A380 • airplane

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