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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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Plane 'Nosedives' Over Ocean Due To Turbulence From Another Jumbo Plane
Qantas Airways Ltd. said one of its A380 aircraft had a brief dive above the Pacific Ocean because of turbulence from another superjumbo plane.
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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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Air France A380 Superjumbo Makes Emergency Landing With Damaged Engine
An Air France A380 superjumbo jetliner taking more than 500 people from Paris to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday following "serious damage" to one of its four engines, the airline said.
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British Airways Plane Lands With Square Tyre, Baffles Experts
A British Airways A380 Superjumbo with a stunning square-shaped tyre has landed at London's Heathrow airport, baffling aviation experts.
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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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Flight Turns Back to Los Angeles After Leak 'Floods Aisles'
A Qantas A380 superjumbo flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne turned back an hour after take-off when a water leak flooded the plane's aisles, the airline and passengers said on Thursday.
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Emirates to Launch Superjumbo A-380 Flights to India from July
A day after Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced its decision to fly the superjumbos to Delhi and Mumbai, major Gulf carrier Emirates said it would deploy these Airbus A-380s from Mumbai in July.
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Forget 1960, the Golden Age of Air Travel is Now
If you wish and are a person of means, you can fly first-class round trip in luxury between Los Angeles and Dubai on an Emirates Airline A380 superjumbo jet. You will enjoy superb food and drink and be cosseted in a private compartment with a sliding door, a lie-flat seat with mattress, a vanity, a personal minibar and flat-screen television set, a...
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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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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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Plane 'Nosedives' Over Ocean Due To Turbulence From Another Jumbo Plane
Qantas Airways Ltd. said one of its A380 aircraft had a brief dive above the Pacific Ocean because of turbulence from another superjumbo plane.
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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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Air France A380 Superjumbo Makes Emergency Landing With Damaged Engine
An Air France A380 superjumbo jetliner taking more than 500 people from Paris to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday following "serious damage" to one of its four engines, the airline said.
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British Airways Plane Lands With Square Tyre, Baffles Experts
A British Airways A380 Superjumbo with a stunning square-shaped tyre has landed at London's Heathrow airport, baffling aviation experts.
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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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Flight Turns Back to Los Angeles After Leak 'Floods Aisles'
A Qantas A380 superjumbo flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne turned back an hour after take-off when a water leak flooded the plane's aisles, the airline and passengers said on Thursday.
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Emirates to Launch Superjumbo A-380 Flights to India from July
A day after Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced its decision to fly the superjumbos to Delhi and Mumbai, major Gulf carrier Emirates said it would deploy these Airbus A-380s from Mumbai in July.
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Forget 1960, the Golden Age of Air Travel is Now
If you wish and are a person of means, you can fly first-class round trip in luxury between Los Angeles and Dubai on an Emirates Airline A380 superjumbo jet. You will enjoy superb food and drink and be cosseted in a private compartment with a sliding door, a lie-flat seat with mattress, a vanity, a personal minibar and flat-screen television set, a...
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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.
