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...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Off on the Airbus A380 | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...After an hour in the air, the plane started its descent into JFK. It is one thing to see a whale fly but remember how all that weight splashes down? From the window, the airport runway seemed to approach rapidly. Then the tires hit the ground, causing a deep rumble. A split-second panic: would those little wheels give way? A few people winced as the aircraft shuddered and swayed and the A380 slowed down. The great white whale had landed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Off on the Airbus A380 | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...have said that Europe risks unraveling. Why? Jacques Delors: The European Union has been through other crises, but this one is more serious. None of the 27 member governments has stepped up to frankly explain what they really think we are building the Union for. We need fresh air, and fresh air comes through talking clearly about our future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking Back, Looking Forward | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...just those shocking pictures of the battered face of Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's burly opposition leader? If President Robert Mugabe deliberately allowed them to be taken to show what happens to people who oppose him, the strategy drastically backfired, emboldening opponents at home and abroad. Change is in the air - but of what kind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Endgame in Zimbabwe | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...that its already overloaded kids take one elective if they take the other? Concerns about whether a Bible Belt Christian teacher could in good conscience teach a religiously neutral Bible course also plagued me. Was high school Bible study one of those great ideas that vaporizes when exposed to air...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for Teaching The Bible | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

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