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...Airbus configuration of seats (which can be customized by airlines) put 12 first class seats and 307 economy seats on the first deck, and 63 business class seats and 137 economy on the upper deck - all distinguished by different pastel colored upholstery. In any other circumstance the scene would have been a flight attendant's nightmare with so many people moving about but, of course, the demonstration flight meant that people had free range to get a better sense of the craft - and who else was riding...
...Airbus and Lufthansa, the manufacturer and close client, had picked JFK's Hangar 19 to launch the plane in New York. It was also the spot where Pan Am had begun the maiden voyage of the Boeing 747 in 1970. And it is in Boeing's shadow that the A380 flies. It hasn't helped Airbus that the $300 million plane was two years late to its own party. Airbus suffered a terrible financial year due to A380 production delays, costing it an estimated $6.61 billion in forecast profit. The company also plans to cut 10,000 jobs. It estimates...
...Airbus remains optimistic. "We fully expect to break even and sell 1,600 over the next 20 years," says Clay McConnell, Vice-President of Airbus communications. "We'll hit better than 50% of the market [over that time]." Singapore will be the first to fly commercially, receiving their first of a 19 plane-order this October. Other airlines include: Qantas, for 20; Air France, for 10; Virgin Atlantic, for 6; Thai Airways, for 6; and Korean Airlines, for 5. Emirates takes the cake for an order of 43. But most planes won't be delivered until...
...Conspicuously absent from the A380 order list are casth-strapped U.S.-based airlines which are more interested in Airbus' rival: Boeing. The B-787 Dreamliner is a smaller fuel-efficient jet just shy of 300-seat capacity. Already 38 airlines have ordered 490 planes ranging in price from $148 million to about $189 million. Continental, the first to sign on, has an order out for 25. Qantas has committed to 45 with 20 options, and the right to purchase 50 more. Airbus wants its A350 (still in development and listed at $165 million) to compete head-to-head with...
...ANGELES The colossal Airbus A380 lands...