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El Airbus Beluga, también conocido como Airbus A300-600ST es un avión de carga, especializado en cargas voluminosas, diseñado por Airbus a partir del A300, con grandes modificaciones para poder llevar cargas de gran tamaño. Debido a su historia y estructura, Airbus tiene diferentes centros de producción repartidos por toda Europa, cada uno de los cuales produce una parte del avión, que

How it if you get an offer to enjoy the luxuries of star hotels above 20,000 feet to the ground?..... I will jump..Emirates is going to offer you with its new Airbus A380. Have a look:“It is the luxury which oil and money can make.”….Don’t you think?Emirates Airbus A-380 is powered by Alliance GP7200, an American aircraft engine making company. With full load A-380 is capable to fly up to

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Type Airliner Manufacturer Airbus Maiden flight 27 April 2005 Introduced 25 October 2007 with Singapore Airlines Primary user Singapore Airlines Produced 2004 – present Number built 14 as of April 2008 Program cost €11.7 (US$17.1) billion[1] Unit cost US$317.2-337.5 million[2]The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporat

Airbus encabeza un consorcio para desarrollar un nuevo biocombustible. Biocombustibles El constructor aeronáutico europeo Airbus anunció hoy la constitución de un consorcio con los fabricantes Honeywell, International Aero Engines (IAE) y la aerolínea JetBlue Airways para el desarrollo de una segunda generación de biocombustibles para la aviación comercial. La misión de este consorcio se

Click the photos to EnlargePowerplantsA380-800 - Four 311kN (70,000lb), initially derated to 302kN (68,000lb), later growing to 374kN (84,000lb) thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 900 or 363kN (81,500lb) thrust Engine Alliance (General Electric-Pratt & Whitney) GP-7200 turbofans.PerformanceA380-800 - Max cruising speed M 0.88. Long range cruising speed M 0.85. Range 14,800km (8,000nm). Service ceiling 4

Neither Airbus nor Boeing (BA) seem to be able to get their newest airplanes to customers on time. The Airbus super-jumbo A380 has frustrated the company's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

GENEVA (AFP) — Rival aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing put aside their differences and signed an agreement on Tuesday to work together to cut the impact of air traffic on the environment.The rare cooperation between the European and American giants was announced on the sidelines of the third aviation and environment summit in Geneva, where leading industry groups made a commitment to work against pollution.The agreement between the two manufacturers will see them working together to push for global inter-operability in air traffic management to optimise efficiencies.

The Airbus A380 could soon have the option of being fitted out with male urinals. On long haul 747 flights there is always a long queue down the aisle at breakfast time, so this is a good idea for A380's that will eventually be carrying over 600 passengers. With the space they save by using urinals they can then the water savings for showers.Male Urinal for A380. Photo from DASELL Cabin Interior

I know we are so over it and so back to drinking Perrier, flying on Airbus planes, coating our faces with L’Oreal and reading Rolling Stone magazine, even so I want to write about the old French product protest “we” had a few years ago. My first question about our protest of French products is; [...]

Why are there ashtrays in the Airbus A380?: The Airbus A380, which landed in London this week, is being sold as the aircraft of the future. Sam Leith, who was on board, was struck more by an odd reminder of the past.This brand-new cutting-edge plane has been constructed with built-in ashtrays – and, for that matter, wholly redundant, always-illuminated no-smoking signs. When I asked a spokesman for Singapore Airlines, he confessed that even the company's CEO had been baffled as to what they were doing there. The presence of ashtrays, he explained, is still – bizarrely – mandatory under one of the regulations of America's Federal Aviation Authority. If the A380 is the next step in the evolution of commercial travel, its ashtrays are its appendix; its coccyx; its vestigial tail.

Airbus SAS's A380 superjumbo made its first commercial landing in London today, making Heathrow airport the third location to be served by the plane.The Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight arrived in the U.K. capital at about 2:50 p.m. The A380's first customer has been flying two of the 471-seat planes between the southeast Asian city-state and Sydney since October and added the London route after taking delivery of a third.Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, will be the biggest A380 hub, according to Toulouse, France-based Airbus, with an estimated 90 of the double-decker aircraft operating regularly there by 2020. Other Heathrow carriers with A380s on order include Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., Emirates and British Airways Plc, the biggest user of the airport."The A380 is an important aircra

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Airbus go toe to tor for almost very major commercial airline contract in the world. They haul each other into court over international... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Airbus A320-200 Lufthansa nearly crashed during a crosswind approach on the runway 23 at the airport Hamburg International (EDDH) on 1st march 2008 in Germany. Extreme landing or approach. Crash.... Your News is the place where wonderful, funny, and amazing things exist. This blog delivers informative news in the easiest way.

One of my classmates sent me an email containing a link to a panorama view of the Airbus A380 cockpit. It shows a highly detailed 360 degrees view of the cockpit. To open this website, click here. Here some images:

With so much going on in China, and only a limited amount of bandwidth, I have created this weekly post to highlight articles that I feel are (1) important, (2) relevant, and (3) interesting. This week there are 3 articles and a Youtube clip that I have chosen to highlight as each are [...]

I said in a previous post that I’m fascinated by aircrafts, any kind of aircrafts, even Delta wing. So, as I said in another post, the Concorde was the plane that caught my interest since long time, however the new Airbus A380 is for me the new wonder of the sky, this air giant is the world's largest passenger aircraft, I think most of you have seen pictures on the internet or by e-mail about this big bird, but if you feel curiosity to see the most important place of the A380, the cockpit of course, I found a website that has a full 360º view of its cockpit. Check this out here!

Kawasan Asia Pasifik akan menjadi wilayah persaingan utama pabrik pesawat terbang kenamaan, Airbus dan Boeing dalam 20 tahun mendatang karena meningkatnya perekonomian di kawasan ini.Dua maskapai penerbangan itu memperkuat posisinya di kawasan ini, yang mereka katakan mungkin akan menggantikan Amerika Serikat dan Eropa sebagai pasar penerbangan terbesar di dunia."Pada abad ke-21, kami mempunyai kebijakan. Pada dasarnya, Boeing dan Airbus berbagi pasar 50-50. Itu keadaan yang sangat menarik dan stabil," kata John Leahy, direktur operasi dan pelayanan atas konsumen pada Airbus.Ia mengatakan, terdapat keuntungan yang cukup bagi dua maskapai penerbangan ini untuk berbagi keuntungan pada saat pasar pesawat terbang di dunia internasional telah tumbuh sejak tahun 1970."Ini meningkat dua kali lip

An American Airlines Airbus A300 approaching the gate at Orlando. (MCO) For an interesting read about life as an airline pilot, please aviate over to Views From The Left Seat It's my favorite site.

A United Airlines Airbus 319 at the gate at Dallas / Ft Worth. (DFW) For an interesting read about life as an airline pilot, please aviate over to Views From The Left Seat It's my favorite site.

Indonesia's Mandala Airlines will push ahead with a deal to purchase 30 Airbuses despite a minister urging carriers here to boycott EU planes, the company's CEO said Friday. Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal reportedly said Thursday that Indonesian carriers should not buy European aircraft so long as a ban on the nation's 51 airlines flying in EU airspace, introduced in July, remained in place. "The recommendation is obviously not going to affect our deal," Mandala CEO Warwick Brady told AFP."We have ordered 30 Airbuses and we have six on lease already, and are planning to lease six to eight per year until the order comes in. We have paid significant amounts in deposits to confirm our delivery," he said. Mandala announced the deal, which will see first orders arrive in 2011, in June, shortly ahead of the European Union's ban.Brady said he understood the furious Indonesian response and said he too believed the blanket ban should be reconsidered. "We respect their ba

 Airbus A380 — The Most Luxurious Plane Ever Built I have decided to write something about the Airbus A380…world’s most luxurious plane ever built…..this is an amaizing airplane,... Pentru mai multe detalii despre articol, click pe titlul acestuia / This is a romanian summary of the article. For more in english please click on the article title!

Yo creo que con estas medidas si tendría miedito viajar, aparte que en un avión común y silvestre no me siento bien, éste, ni loca para subirlo...jeje...Transporta a 840 personas.El tamaño de la aeronave puede compararse con la de un edificio de ocho pisos.Mide 79 metros de largo.Entre las características del Airbus A-380 se pueden destacar la autonomía de 15 mil kilómetros, una envergadura de 80 metros y una longitud de 79, al tiempo que su cola posee 24 metros.El avión y su tripulación estuvieron unas horas en Argentina, forma parte de una presentación del majestuoso transporte por toda América Latina. Leer más del Airbus A-380 aquí...

En la ciudad de Mokpo, Corea del Sur, se puede ver este misterioso avión, que parece que está volando muy cerca de los edificios (observa bien la sombra), o debe estar ¿encima de un edificio? No lo creo… El pequeño avión es un Airbus A300, que vacío pesa 82.000 KG, lo que significa que si vuela tan bajo, de seguro que se chocaría con algún edificio, o reventaría todas las ventanas de los edificios de los alrededores por la fuerza de propulsión que tienen este tipo de aviones… ¿alguien puede desvelar este acertijo?… Otra de las preguntas es: hay que fijarse bien, pero en el ala derecha sale una marca de satélite (números) ¿por qué?. Compártelo

In a thinly-veiled effort to exploit low-wage and low-cost countries as a production base in order to export their finished products back to more advanced economies at a much higher price, the people at Airbus are considering plans to build a final assembly plant in a place called Mobile, Alabama. The euro's seemingly unstoppable climb (or dollar’s fall, if you prefer) has put the Airbus mother ship EADS in a bit of a bind these days and has compelled it’s purebred European managers to actually (and even seriously) consider such a regrettable and thoroughly tasteless idea. According to one unconfirmed report, Airbus would only make such a move if it gets a US Air Force contract for refueling military aircraft (how yucky and distasteful is that?). If the Europeans win the contract, Airbus would then modify its A330 passenger jets to meet US military requirements (they have to be able to fly). Like, will the horror of this ever end or what? But the factory would also be able to

King Khan’s closeness with the Reliance honcho Mukesh Ambani is well known to every one. On the night of November 9, Mukesh and wife Neeta attended the premiere of Om Shanti Om at the Empire theatre, in London, as Khan’s personal guests. London based steel tycoon Laxmi Mittal and Parmeshwar Godrej also attended the private bash. Shah Rukh and his family were amongst the first Bollywood guests to

Dopo il ritardo di consegna, dopo l’acquisto di un airbus a380 come jet privato, dopo aver scoperto che nella suite non si può far sesso, dopo queste principali notizie che rigurdano il più grande aereo passeggeri volante,mi è nata una cuorisità. Ma quanto è grande? Chi non ha avuto la fortuna di vederlo dal vivo, ci si deve accontentare di leggere notizie, di immagini e di video. Ma veniamo ai numeri… (more…)

Airbus is going to start to assemble some of its planes in China. And China gave Airbus a $14.8 billion order for 160 of its A320 and A330 planes. It is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Just when Boeing (BA) was beginning to think it had a leg up on Airbus and its troubled A350 and A380 programs, Emirates, the biggest Arab airline, gave the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Joining the mile high club is probably on the to-do lists of most men (and a fair few women I imagine) so the news today that the new super Airbus A380 set is to be a “no sex zone” will have been a disappointment to many. Even more surprising is the fact the plane has 12 private suites complete with double beds! Talk about encouraging...read more | digg story

Joining the mile high club is probably on the to-do lists of most men (and a fair few women I imagine) so the news today that the new super Airbus A380 set is to be a “no sex zone” will have been a disappointment to many. Even more surprising is the fact the plane has 12 private suites complete with double beds! Talk about encouraging behaviour you want to ban! The reason they have given is that the suites are ‘not soundproof’ and so could ‘cause embarrassment’. Fair enough, but I don’t suspect it will stop some couples who just can’t risk taking it all off after take off. If you really want to join the club– there’s no membership pack once you do mind – you could just book a trip on this plane and seal the deal. Happy landings!

The Airbus A380 may have the world’s first airborne double bed, but it won’t be put to the obvious use if Singapore Airlines has its way: “If couples used our double beds to engage in inappropriate... Click on the link to read more..

Durante años, las aerolíneas ensayaron todo tipo de estrategias para lograr subir la mayor cantidad de pasajeros en el espacio limitado de un avión. Luego, la aparición de pasajeros con problemas de trombosis detuvo esa tendencia, y en muchos casos algunas empresas optaron por aumentar un poco el espacio disponible, incluso en las clases más económicas. Pero la llegada del Airbus A380, el avión comercial más grande del mundo, parece llevar aún más allá esta tendencia aún más allá. Originalmente, el Airbus A380 tenía capacidad para más de 800 pasajeros. Pero la primera aerolínea que tuvo este avión, Singapore Airlines, solamente habilitó 470 lugares. La mitad del espacio está dedicado a primera clase y business, con 73 lugares en total. Los precios en estas clases serán un 20% más caros que en otros aviones. Los 12 pasajeros de primera cuentan con una especie de camarote privado. Pero cuando vamos a la clase más económica, con 400 lugares, encontramos que estos

First Airbus A380 delivered by Airbus Corporation to Singapore airlines made its maiden flight to Sydney from Singapore on 25th of October 2007. Airbus A380 is the largest passenger plane which can accommodate upto 960 passengers at a time.Watch the video of maiden commercial flight of Airbus A380 from Singapore to Sydney.Suggested reading Airbus A380 PhotosFor complete info visit : http://skvnet.blogspot.com

Here are some Airbus A380 photos, which is the worlds largest passenger plane with a capacity of 960 passengers in an all economy configuration.Have a look at the photos of this Super Jumbo A380For complete info visit : http://skvnet.blogspot.com

Como se había previsto, hoy se ha producido el primer vuelo comercial de un Airbus A380, El cual fue un vuelo de Singapore Airlines entre Singapur y Sydney. Para mi punto de vista, aunque siempre vuelo en Boeing, la verdad es que prefiero 100 veces los Airbus, Boeing es como un Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge cuerudo, pero Airbus es como un BMW, Mercedes Benz, Audi, tiene muchos detallitos tecnológicos y de lujo, que los gringos no toman en cuenta. Y como a nosotros no nos gustan los aparatitos tecnológicos, pues obvio nos derrite… Solo he tenido la oportunidad de viajar en el A340, A320 y A319. Boeing todos menos el 747. Con eso me basto para darme cuenta de eso. Ahora deseo volar en esta hermosura de dos pisos. Por cierto los españoles hicieron la Colita, que sirve para estabilidad y control, los mandos fue por parte de los franceses, turbinas son inglesas, Fuselaje es Alemán. El Airbus A380 realiza su primer vuelo entre Singapur y Sydney. El Airbus A380 despega hacia Sydney en su p

After Singapore Airlines - first to get Airbus A380 now there are some rumors that this Airbus A380 is being considered by the US Air Force (USAF) as a cargo freighter and as a large VIP transport in the Air Force One class. Apparently EADS answered to two separate inquiries by the USAF’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) about the A380, last summer. The first call was for the data about the A380F Freighter for potential use as a military air lifter. The company will probably make a presentation regarding the same in December to AMC officials. The move (on USAF’S part) may stem from the ongoing review of a potentially over-budget re-engining and reliability improvement programme for the Lockheed Martin C-5 fleet. USAF officials were not immediately available to comment. It is also believed that the AMC had also asked for data regarding three Airbus jets as part of a market survey for “VIP Large Aircraft Recapitalization.” They wanted info on the A380, A340-600 and A3

An Airbus A380 plane is currently in Singapore to allow the Changi Airport to run through various operational procedures such as safety, passenger embarkation and disembarkation, and even... Click on the link to read more..

A Singapure Airlines foi a primeira a receber o novo avião A380, já havia visto alguns comentários mas pude perceber através do passeio virtual, que realmente é muito além do que eu imaginava, algo comparado ao Titanic, porém com muito mais conforto e tecnologia. Vale a pena a visita no site da empresa. link| Singapure A380 - Virtual Cabin Experience Compare Preços de: VIVO, TIM, Claro, Brasil Telecom, Telefonica .

Ok this clip is uber cool, it shows a test carried out on the Airbus A380 to evacuate 853 passengers and 20 crews out of the plane in under 90 seconds, with only emergency lightings on inside the cabin and 8 of the 16 exits blocked. They did it in 77 seconds. How often do you see passengers cheering after they have alighted from a jetliner?

Casi toda la prensa se ha hecho eco de la noticia. Por fin ha salido a la luz el primer Airbus 380 tras un largo retraso y un largo camino de discusiones y polémicas. De todas maneras, todo el mundo constata que se trata de un paso de gigante en el mundo de la aviación.Ha costado 216 millones de euros y en su interior tiene cafeterías, casinos, duchas, bibliotecas, dormitorios para la tripulación y una capacidad máxima de 525 pasajeros. ¡Parece un crucero volador!Os dejamos con un vídeo del "cómo se hizo" para disfrute visual.

Singapore Airlines received the first commercial Airbus A380 today at Airbus’ headquarters in Toulouse, France. The A380 delivery also gives us a glimpes of Singapore Airline’s newest product, the Singapore Airline Suites, as well as improvements in business and economy class. Business Travel Guru has this to day about the new Singapore Airline Suites: Elegantly furnished, each of the Singapore Airlines Suites opens up to a plush and luxurious leather seat, which is almost a metre wide (with armrest folded away). In a perfect marriage of classic style, ergonomics and technology, each seat is upholstered by world-renowned Poltrona Frau in the finest leather, with an elegant pumpkin finish. The seat is fully adjustable, with a simple-to-use electronic control panel to accommodate a variety of sitting and lounging positions. For those who want to sleep, a full-sized flat bed, with plush mattress, is built into each individual Singapore Airlines Suite, and does not utilise

El Airbus A380, cuyo primer ejemplar fue entregado este lunes a la compañía Singapore Airlines, es el avión de pasajeros más grande de la historia de la aviación civil.La primera versión del aparato puede transportar 525 pasajeros en una configuración típica de tres clases y hasta 853 en chárter. Singapore Airlines optó sin embargo por una distribución aún más espaciosa, con solamente 471 asientos.El Boeing 747-400, su gran competidor, que tenía hasta ahora el récord de capacidad, puede acomodar a 416 pasajeros. A finales de 2005, Boeing lanzó una versión ampliada de su aparato, el 747-8, con 450 asientos, que sin embargo no alcanzará las proporciones del gigante de Airbus.En cifras, el A380 permitirá transportar un 35% más de pasajeros que el B747, con un 50% más de superficie pero a costos menores. Airbus, propiedad en un 80% del ente europeo de aeronáutica y defensa EADS y en un 20% del británico BAE Systems, afirma que su gigante del aire será "el avión má

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYfhC9ft_hk PILOTS, DON’T TRY THIS BY YOURSELVES! MANEUVERS SHOWN HERE WERE HARDLY TRAINED BEFORE THIS AIRSHOW, INCLUDING POSSIBLE EVENTUALITIES LIKE CROSSWIND, WINDSHEAR, AND VARIOU… SAFETY IS ALWAYS THE FIRST TO OBSERVE IN A FLIGHT, SPECIALLY IN AIRSHOWS!

The Airbus A380, the largest passenger jet in the world, lands in Manila! That erases all doubts on whether the NAIA is capable of receiving such a large aircraft. I was lucky to witness its arrival first-hand. It's off to Clark today.Related articleLargest passenger jet touches down in Manila

Photo by Anton Lorenzo, used with permission If you didn’t, head on over to Anton Lorenzo’s flickr to see the A380 as it lands on NAIA. Or head on over to Yahoo and see the NAIA staff having their pictures taken with the A380 in the background MANILA, Philippines — Airbus’ extra-large A380 jetliner flew into the Philippines on a test flight Thursday to show it can be flown to existing runways in Asia, company officials said. The A380 flew from Melbourne to the Manila international airport, landing smoothly with room to spare and taxiing to a parking area without a hitch despite its larger size. “The landing had no troubles at all, absolutely no problem,” said test pilot Peter Chandler at a press conference afterward. Airbus senior marketing manager Julian Manhes said this was part of test flights by the A380 to show it could land and could “fit in today’s airport infrastructure,” with no need for any adjustments to accommodate th

I am an idiot. I knew all along what time the A380 was scheduled to touch down, but I still didn’t go on time , so all I got were these slightly obscured photos of the A380 docked at Tullamarine Airport. (more… ---Related Articles at justwandering.org:Confirmed: A380 in the Philippines in OctoberDid you see the Airbus A380 in Manila?A380 to land in NAIA on October 11 at 2:45pmCan you build an A380 in 7 minutes?Be a part of historyAuction for tickets on Singapore Airlines A380’s first flight has startedA380 to land in Clark?!A word of adviceThe Tiger finally found its way to MelbourneOn the banks of the River Yarra

An Airbus A380 demonstration flight in Bangkok operated by Airbus SAS and carrying 150 passengers was delayed for almost four hours today after the aircraft hit a building at the international airport.The plane, scheduled to depart at 9:45 a.m. local time from Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok to the northern city of Chiang Mai, took off at about 1:15 p.m. after engineers removed two winglets attached to the plane, Airbus spokesman Stefan Schaffrath said in Bangkok.The superjumbo jetliner arrived in Bangkok yesterday as part of an eight-day tour of Asian nations, including Hong Kong, Vietnam and South Korea. Airbus, the world's largest maker of commercial aircraft, won certification from European and U.S. authorities in July for the double-decker A380 model to fly into most of the world's major airports.``The aircraft can operate safely without the winglets,'' designed to help save fuel for long hauls, Schaffrath said by mobile telephone on the plane before its departure. ``The damag

Singapore Airlines was the first to get worlds biggest Airbus A380 on Monday, October 15, at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will be configured with 471 seats in three classes: Economy, Business and the new Singapore Airlines Suites: a class beyond First. After a few days the aircraft will fly to Singapore’s Changi Airport: the world’s first A380 home airport where the crew and ground staff can be familiarized with the super jumbo. The first flight will be made on October 25 when Singapore Airlines flight A380 will leave to Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport on and return to Singapore on Friday, October 26. source:luxurylaunches Share This

An unnamed buyer at the Paris air show has placed an order for an Airbus A380 superjumbo to use as a private jet..This is fucking madness. What's next? A private coal-fired power station? What is psychology behind this kind of behavior? Please explain it to me. I bet there is a cock related component.

==========The HypnotistIt was opening night at the Orpheum and the Amazing Claude was topping the bill. People came from miles around to see the famed hypnotist do his stuff.As Claude took to the stage, he announced, "Unlike most stage hypnotists who invite two or three people up onto the stage to be put into a trance, I intend to hypnotize each and every member of the audience." The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat.I want you each to keep your eye on this antique watch. It's a very special watch. Its been in my family for six generations. He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting, "Watch the watch, watch the watch, watch the watch....".The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth,light gleaming off its polished surface. Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until suddenly it slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and fell to the floor, breaking into a hundre

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engined airliner manufactured by EADS (Airbus S.A.S.). It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. It first flew on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse, France. After lengthy delays, commercial flights are scheduled to begin in late 2007. During much of its development phase, the aircraft was known as the Airbus A3XX. The nickname Superjumbo has become associated with the A380, although during early development the nickname "Megaliner" was used within Airbus.More related :World First "light energy" HandphoneTest Car - Brabus Rocket CLS 600 United's New First Class Suite Worlds Fastest ToiletWorld Most Famous Classic Car - BMW 328 Mille Mig... Largest CrocodileWorld Lightest RC AirplaneVolkswagen Special CarThe Smallest Aquarium in The World Most Sexy Citroen Concept Car - C-MetisseWorlds Largest Hot Pot

Airbus ha firmado un contrato con la aerolínea italiana AirOne para la transformación en pedidos firmes de opciones sobre 50 aviones A320, por un valor estimado de 3.350 millones de dólares (2.470 millones de euros) a precio de catálogo.La compañía aérea indicó que de esta forma el pedido global alcanzará los 90 aparatos, lo que supondrá para AirOne continuar con su plan de expansión y renovación de la flota que en 2012, cuando se completen las entregas, se convertirá en la 'más joven de Europa'.

Gran, gran chiste que nos contó hoy Pepe durante la comida, que dedico a Wicho que es el más aerotrastornado del grupo. Estábamos hablando de que los aviones de hoy en día están tan, tan, tan automatizados que cada vez requieren menos intervención humana. Más o menos dice así… Cuando empezaron a usarse los grandes aviones [...]

A380-800 Brake test in overweight landing situation.rnDynamometer energy: 125.2 MJrnBrake application speed: 90.07 m/srnStop distance: 1120 mrnMean deceleration: 3.62 m/s/srnEnergy absorption rate: 5.04 MJ/sread more | digg story

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat We have been saying that the Airbus A380 superjumbo jet is just too big:The only most successful US airline, Southwest (LUV) earned its success by offering non-stop flights from smaller airports. Rejional jets could open point-to-point non-stop service to an even larger number of even smaller airports - paving the way for the next Southwest.Smaller jets can be loaded and unloaded quickly, saving precious time for passengers and precious money for the operator - who can keep the jets flying (earning money) rather than sitting on the ground (costing money). Smaller airports allow passengers to pass more quickly through security, further saving time. Plus, greater point-to-point service to more markets means they also save time by not having to connect through hubs. Lacking the dramatic potential of larger jets, regional jets are likely to be avoided by terrorists.Basically, for most routes passengers won't want to wait for the other 400 passen

The smoke signals have been rising above the horizon for some time now. Emirates Airlines has dropped orders for the ten Airbus 340s it was buying and will go with the Boeing 777 instead. Emirates is also sending some of its folks to Airbus to see whether the European airplane manufacturer will ever actually build the 380 super-jumbo jet. If the visit goes badly, Boeing could pick up some 747 orders as well. When Boeing announced earnings recently, its stock dropped from about $84 to $80.. Investors were trading the past instead of the future. Never a good thing. Boeing earnings were down, partly because the company closed its airplane broadband unit. However, sales were up as were airplane deliveries. Boeing also raised guidance for next year. The folks on Wall St. wanted a little more than Boeing had to offer, and refused to trade the shares higher. Maybe it will take Airbus shutting down for them to see the orders coming Boeing's way. Douglas A. McIntyre can be reached at douglas

By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat We were among the many who reported on Airbus' continuing woes with their A-380 Jumbo Jet. Now archrival Boeing aims to capitalize on their misfortune, possibly turning the A-380 into a huge white elephant. Aero-News Network reports: In an apparent answer to Airbus' A380, Boeing is stretching the 747-8 to seat 467 pax now. They'll have to pull a little harder to match the massive A380's 550 passengers, but clearly, Boeing believes there's a market for large people carriers. Not necessarily. They could just be figuring that, as in horseshoes, close will be good enough for many customers. Learning from their success with the 787, Boeing is incorporating some lessons. Specifically, the Chicago planemaker says the 747-8 is 11% lighter comparing the total weight of the plane to the number of seats, and will consume 10% less fuel per passenger than the A380. It says that translates to a 19% lower trip-cost and a 3% reduction in seat-mile

As linhas aéreas Singapore vai ter novidades no seu avião A380 a partir do dia 26 de Outubro. Os passageiros terão uma novidade: um PC com Linux RedHat em cada assento do avião. Alem de funcionar dentro do avião, os passageiros vão poder usar o Star Office e também usar ...

Charlie Furnas was the first passenger on a fixed wing aircraft in 1908 when he took a flight on the Wright Brothers plane. (The Wright Brothers never flew together because they promised their father they would not). Almost 100 years later a the Airbus A380 took its first commercial flight today with somewhat more space [...]

Airbus and Shell Oil announced a test flight was completed recently with one of the four engines operating on an alternate fuel. The alternative fuel used on the test flight was gas to liquid (GTL), which looks like kerosene, but is clear coloured. It is a natural gas, which has ...