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Airbus in A380 size revamp (Big News Network.com)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:28:17 GMT

Airbus is considering an extended 1,000 passenger version of the A380 aircraft.

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German report: Airbus to extend A380 to carry 1,000 passengers (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:22:49 GMT

Berlin - Airbus SAS is considering an extended 1,000-passenger version of the A380 aircraft, Louis Gallois, chief executive of Airbus's parent company, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) NV, told a German newspaper in an intervi...

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Airbus to extend A380 to accommodate 1,000 passengers (Thaindian News)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:49:22 GMT

Berlin, Aug 28 (DPA) Airbus SAS, the world’s largest plane maker, is considering an extended 1,000-passenger version of the A380 aircraft, Louis Gallois, chief executive of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), has said.Two airlines, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM SA, were interested in the extended version of the A380, Gallois [...]

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US sanctions could derail Airbus deal with Syria (Business Spectator)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:23:26 GMT

US sanctions could derail Airbus deal with SyriaBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis of ReutersDAMASCUS -- Airbus is finalising a deal that could secure it a multibillion-dollar order from the Syrian government, but US sanctions could torpedo the purchase, sources sayHabib Feqih, president of Airbus Middle East, is in Damascus to sign the cooperation framework agreement, which involves the possible...

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Qantas preparing star-studded A380 demo flight (TG Daily)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:05:56 GMT

Qantas Airways is planning to treat movie stars and politicians to a demonstration Airbus A380 flight in October. The airline has filed a special Department of Transportation request to takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport and then land back at the same airport after a several hour flight.

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A superjumbo jigsaw puzzle (Reaction!)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:28:22 GMT

The New York Times has an interesting article on Marc Newson , the freelance industrial designer who redeveloped the cabin of the Airbus A380 double-decker superjumbo jet on behalf of the Australian airline Qantas. Newson talks about the problems associated with navigating the "strict safety regulations and the logistical labyrinth of a multinational industry with unionized work forces in airports...

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Airborne Environments (BLDGBLOG)

noreply@blogger.com (Geoff Manaugh) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:30:00 GMT

[Image: An Airbus A380, photographed by Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse for Getty Images, via the New York Times ]. Marc Newson's "retro-futurist" interior design for the new A380 super-jumbo airplane, to be run by Qantas , was the subject of an interesting article in the New York Times writes this morning. Newson's "design language" for the airplane, we read, "is defined less by what the passengers...

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CEB adds more destinations from Cebu hub; Manila-Busuanga service to start in October (Positive News Media)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:32:26 GMT

MANILA, Aug. 29 (PNA) -- Cebu Pacific (CEB) will fly to more local cities from its Cebu hub and will base two more ATR72-500 aircraft in Cebu on top of the current Cebu-based of four Airbus aircraft.

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Surely, it's not a flight of fancy to want decent air travel (Times Online - Guest contributors)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:00:10 GMT

It was a red-letter day for Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum. His Airbus A380 was rolled out of its hangar in Hamburg, like some bloated, basted turkey taken from an oven, and Sheikh Ahmed liked it so much that he ordered another 60. And why not? He comes from the United Arab Emirates. The man has the cash. The A380 is not only the world's largest passenger plane, it is also billed as the most...

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SQ 117 Hijack (real) story by a steward on the flight (SIA cabin crew stories)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:23:00 GMT

In 1991 March 26, Singapore Airlines Flight SQ117 was hijacked at 10:15 pm. The Airbus, carrying 118 passengers and eleven crew members (9 cabin 2 cockpit crew), was a shuttle service from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. Four passengers, who claimed they were members of the Pakistan People's Party, commandeered the plane during the flight. Below is the true story written by a former SIA steward who...

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Chief of EADS sees U.S. change of heart (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:01:00 GMT

PARIS -- The chief executive of Airbus parent company EADS said Wednesday that U.S. officials have changed their attitude and are now allowing -- and even encouraging -- competition from foreign companies in the aerospace and military industries.

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Wataniya Airways leases planes from AerCap (ArabianBusiness.com)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:37:56 GMT

Kuwaiti airline start-up leases three Airbus A320s ahead of January launch.

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Bagels And Booze On Persian Gulf Air (Anorak News)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:40:56 GMT

COME fly Persian Air. Eat like a Jew and drink like an infidel: Pictures of the very first Airbus 380 flying from Dubai to New York City show a smiling attendant at the first class bar. Yes, a Persian Gulf airline serves alcohol. But what’s really of interest is the plump bagel sitting on the right side [...]

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Paul Murphy praises Airbus’ success for Welsh economy (Wales Office)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:40:35 GMT

Secretary of State for Wales Paul Murphy today praised Airbus for its contribution to the Welsh economy during a visit to the company’s plant in Broughton. Airbus’ Broughton site is responsible for assembling wings for the whole Airbus family of aircraft and employs 6,500 people in high-skilled jobs. The factory also manufactures and assembles fuselages and [...]

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Virgin America teams up with Entourage for inaugural and promotion (Gadling)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:08:08 GMT

Filed under: Business , Airlines , News Well, Virgin American certainly has their demographic targeted. The hip startup airline just announced that they're teaming up with HBO's Entourage to christen one of their their Airbus aircraft "Entourage Air" and kick off service between New York 's JFK and Las Vegas . Yes, this is the same group that also hosted Victoria's Secret models on one of their...

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Fuel Bill: Mallya Rejigs Fleet Plan (NHatky)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:59:56 GMT

NEW DELHI: High oil prices and mounting losses have taken their toll on Kingfisher's ambitious plan of expanding fleet size. The Vijay Mallya-ledairline had ordered 10 long-haul Airbus A-340s but is now going to take only three of these. It has also deferred the deliveries of 32 A-320s ordered by ...

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Now that they can make money out of it, airlines let passengers use their cellphones during flights (Martin Varsavsky)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:35:47 GMT

Although several airlines have been testing similar services for quite some time, according to this recent press release Dubai’s Emirates Airlines has been the first introducing in-flight mobile phone services on Airbus (March 2008) and now Boeing aircrafts, allowing passengers to make calls and send SMS messages with their mobile phones during flights. As you know [...]

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Business News: £2.5m contract for builder Rok (Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Home)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

CHESTER building firm Rok has been awarded a £2.5m contract by planemaker Airbus in Broughton to extend two buildings at the huge plant.

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McDowell now eyeing up order of merit title (The Irish Times)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:29:53 GMT

GRAEME McDOWELL, a two-time winner on tour this season, resumes tournament play at this week's Johnnie Walker championship in Gleneagles safe in the knowledge that his ticket for the Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 flight that will take the European team to the Ryder Cup match in Louisville next month is secured and determined to keep alive his European Tour order of merit prospects.

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Kingfisher to launch daily flights to London (Hindu)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:22:53 GMT

BANGALORE: Kingfisher Airlines will launch daily direct flights from Bangalore to London on new Airbus A330-320 aircraft. The flights will leave Bangalore at 8.40 a.m. and reach London’s Heathrow airport at 2.50 p.m., local time. The ...

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