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Cracks Found In A380s Models, Airbus To Ask Airlines To Check Older Jets
European aircraft maker Airbus will ask airlines operating 25 of its oldest A380 super-jumbo jets to inspect their wings after cracks were found in some models, the EU's Aviation Safety Agency said.
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Airbus Pulls Plug On Costly A380 Superjumbo, Deliveries To Stop In 2021
European aerospace giant Airbus on Thursday said it would end production of the A380 superjumbo, the double-decker jet which earned plaudits from passengers but failed to win over enough airlines to justify its massive costs.
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A Decade After Debut, First Airbus A380 Jumbos To Be Broken Up
A German investment company said on Tuesday it would strip two unwanted Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jets for parts after failing to find an airline willing to keep them flying following a decision by Singapore Airlines not to keep them in service.
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Drama In The Desert: How Airbus's A380 Deal In Dubai Evaporated
At the handover of the 100th A380 superjumbo to Gulf carrier Emirates earlier this month in Hamburg, Airbus rolled out the red carpet to airline executives and Dubai royalty, who in turn winked and nodded that another multi-billion-dollar order for the double-decker was on the cards.
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Solar Impulse Takes Off For 6-Day, 6-Night Pacific Flight
The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft took off early today for a six-day flight over the Pacific Ocean, the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun.
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Solar-Powered Plane Takes Off in First Round-the-World Attempt
The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only solar power launched today in Abu Dhabi in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy.
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What Brought Torrent of Water Gushing Onto Plane Passengers
A torrent of water which gushed into the cabin of a Qantas superjumbo, raining down on some passengers' heads, could have been caused by cleaning mops loosening a pipe coupling, an inquiry said Wednesday.
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Singapore Airlines to fly Airbus A380 superjumbos to India
Singapore Airlines will operate Airbus A380 aircraft to Delhi and Mumbai from May 30, it said on Monday, becoming the first carrier to fly the superjumbos into India after a ban was lifted.
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India lifts ban on Airbus A380s, foreign carriers interested
India lifted a landing ban on Airbus A380s on Monday, enabling carriers such as Singapore Airlines and Emirates to fly their superjumbos into the world's second-most populous nation.
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India lifts ban on Airbus A380s
India will allow Airbus A380 planes to land at the country's four main airports, the civil aviation ministry said on Monday, lifting restrictions on the superjumbos flying into the country.
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Airbus A380 superjumbos can now land at 4 airports
The four airports equipped to handle the A380s are in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, the ministry said.
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'Leaky' A380 door eyed in Singapore Airlines emergency landing
A malfunctioning door is the focus of an investigation into why a Singapore Airlines Airbus 380 superjumbo was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan, the carrier said on Wednesday.
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Singapore Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Azerbaijan
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 superjumbo made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan on Monday due to a loss of cabin pressure but no one was injured, the carrier said.
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Dubai Airshow to open with Gulf spending spree
Gulf airlines are set to place orders worth over $100 billion as the Dubai Airshow gets under way on Sunday, industry sources said, led by record investment in a new Boeing jet.
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All in a day's work for man at the controls of new Airbus A350
Hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of jobs were riding on it. The world's media and his firm's top bosses were scrutinising his every move. But it was all in a day's work for Peter Chandler, the former RAF pilot in charge of Airbus's newest plane on its first test flight.
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Cracks Found In A380s Models, Airbus To Ask Airlines To Check Older Jets
European aircraft maker Airbus will ask airlines operating 25 of its oldest A380 super-jumbo jets to inspect their wings after cracks were found in some models, the EU's Aviation Safety Agency said.
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Airbus Pulls Plug On Costly A380 Superjumbo, Deliveries To Stop In 2021
European aerospace giant Airbus on Thursday said it would end production of the A380 superjumbo, the double-decker jet which earned plaudits from passengers but failed to win over enough airlines to justify its massive costs.
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A Decade After Debut, First Airbus A380 Jumbos To Be Broken Up
A German investment company said on Tuesday it would strip two unwanted Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jets for parts after failing to find an airline willing to keep them flying following a decision by Singapore Airlines not to keep them in service.
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Drama In The Desert: How Airbus's A380 Deal In Dubai Evaporated
At the handover of the 100th A380 superjumbo to Gulf carrier Emirates earlier this month in Hamburg, Airbus rolled out the red carpet to airline executives and Dubai royalty, who in turn winked and nodded that another multi-billion-dollar order for the double-decker was on the cards.
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Solar Impulse Takes Off For 6-Day, 6-Night Pacific Flight
The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft took off early today for a six-day flight over the Pacific Ocean, the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun.
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Solar-Powered Plane Takes Off in First Round-the-World Attempt
The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only solar power launched today in Abu Dhabi in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy.
-
What Brought Torrent of Water Gushing Onto Plane Passengers
A torrent of water which gushed into the cabin of a Qantas superjumbo, raining down on some passengers' heads, could have been caused by cleaning mops loosening a pipe coupling, an inquiry said Wednesday.
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Singapore Airlines to fly Airbus A380 superjumbos to India
Singapore Airlines will operate Airbus A380 aircraft to Delhi and Mumbai from May 30, it said on Monday, becoming the first carrier to fly the superjumbos into India after a ban was lifted.
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India lifts ban on Airbus A380s, foreign carriers interested
India lifted a landing ban on Airbus A380s on Monday, enabling carriers such as Singapore Airlines and Emirates to fly their superjumbos into the world's second-most populous nation.
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India lifts ban on Airbus A380s
India will allow Airbus A380 planes to land at the country's four main airports, the civil aviation ministry said on Monday, lifting restrictions on the superjumbos flying into the country.
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Airbus A380 superjumbos can now land at 4 airports
The four airports equipped to handle the A380s are in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, the ministry said.
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'Leaky' A380 door eyed in Singapore Airlines emergency landing
A malfunctioning door is the focus of an investigation into why a Singapore Airlines Airbus 380 superjumbo was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan, the carrier said on Wednesday.
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Singapore Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Azerbaijan
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 superjumbo made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan on Monday due to a loss of cabin pressure but no one was injured, the carrier said.
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Dubai Airshow to open with Gulf spending spree
Gulf airlines are set to place orders worth over $100 billion as the Dubai Airshow gets under way on Sunday, industry sources said, led by record investment in a new Boeing jet.
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All in a day's work for man at the controls of new Airbus A350
Hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of jobs were riding on it. The world's media and his firm's top bosses were scrutinising his every move. But it was all in a day's work for Peter Chandler, the former RAF pilot in charge of Airbus's newest plane on its first test flight.
