The last thing you'd expect to hear from anyone who's flown recently is that planes are too quiet.

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A380 and B787

The Ultimate series ~:~ Boeing DreamLiner(versus A380)

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The Airbus A380 super-jumbo has completed its first European commercial flight after a plane from Singapore landed at London's Heathrow airport. Singapore Airlines is the first carrier to operate the new double-decker aircraft on revenue-earning services.

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It is interesting how Airbus and Boeing, two companies with some very smart analysts working for them, could come to so different conclusions as to what will be the demand for aircraft of the 400+ seat size over the upcoming years.

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About 2 years later than originally expected, the A380 which will wear the flying kangaroo logo makes a successful test flight.

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And to think I have a hard enough time figuring out all the buttons on my remote.

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An A380, the biggest airliner in the world, has rolled off the runway in Singapore, while being towed by a truck. No-one was injured in the incident.

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The A380, as weird as this may sound, is not big enough for some...so why not stretch it out a bit? Branson would like to see a 900 seat version of the behemoth, which pretty much assures its role as a hub to hub hauler for Asia.

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Well, nice to be sitting on top of untold oil wealth. Amazing how this news will be kept from Saudi locals. I guess, eventually, everyone outgrows their 747-400.

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European planemaker Airbus named on Monday Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal as the first private buyer of an A380 superjumbo, the world's largest passenger airliner.

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The new Airbus 380 "Superjumbo" has just completed its maiden commercial flight and there are already plans to transform the world's largest passenger plane into the pinnacle of private luxury -- an executive jet.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Nearly a decade in the making -- and two years behind schedule -- the world's largest jetliner made its commercial debut Thursday, flying from Singapore to Sydney with more than 450 passengers aboard.

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As my taxi pulled up at Changi airport, I knew this was going to be a special day - the day of the first A380 commercial flight was finally here. The airport had long been adorned with banners and posters declaring Singapore "A380 ready" and anticipating the flight.

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The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, has landed in Sydney on its first commercial flight, after a seven-hour journey from Singapore. Singapore Airlines took delivery of the huge plane, dubbed the Superjumbo, just over a week ago.

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Amazing to think that originally, both Boeing and Airbus looked at jointly developing an A380 type of plane. Boeing, of course, got cold feet and left Airbus to go it alone.

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The US is considering the Airbus A380 super jumbo for a role as Airforce One - the president's private transport

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A win is a win, even if it is only by 1 plane. Airbus needs all the good news it can get and this is more than welcome.

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a new generation of aircaft interiors is about to be launched with the Singapore Airlines fitout of the A380 marking a milestone in air travel. It is a tug of war between weight and luxury and the mathematics are as complex as anything.

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This order is a mixed bag for both Boeing and Airbus. It hits Boeing hard by seeing Airbus get more A380 sales and thus stymie the 747-8 again, but similarly it also marks a very bad beating for the A350-XWB against Boeing's seemingly unstoppable 787.

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British Airways has placed an order for 36 new aircraft - the largest the airline has made since 1998. BA will buy 12 Airbus A380 superjumbos and 24 Boeing 787s, to be delivered between 2010 and 2014, an order which has a list price of $8.2bn (£4.1bn).

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The fastener issue is only part of the excuse: overly ambitious testing schedules are the main culprit. Nevertheless, the fastener industry went through a rapid contraction after 9/11, and many skilled individuals were in that age bracket where they could retire early.

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As sexist as this may sound, out of all the airlines, no carrier has ladies more beautiful, charming or attentive than Singapore Airlines.

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If it's not Arab oil dollars, it's Russian resources roubles...Roman Abramovich is the lucky lad who not only owns a football club, but will soon grace the skies in his own A380. Just wait for the dogfight as to who gets the contract for interior fitout of this plane...

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