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...captain not said "take off" before the A380 left the ground, I might not have noticed. Movement was barely perceptible in the spacious business-class seat unless I watched the touchscreen in front of me and saw the plane move along the runway. Or looked out the window. Both decks of the Airbus behemoth were as quiet as if you were in a plane with the engines shut off. But the new A380 already had its four Rolls-Royce Trent 900s guzzling the 46,000 lbs. of fuel the 90-minute ride was expected to consume. The nose...
...York, part of a 12-day "route-proving" tour and I was along for the press preview. After a series of accelerated altitude climbs to get to an airspace directed by JFK airport flight control, the A380 cruised at 39,000 ft. At full capacity, holding 519 people, the plane would be 569 metric tons or 1.3 million lbs. And, in mid-flight, the wings would tilt up 12 feet to hold the load - looking not unlike the downward sweeping motion of a bird...
...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...
...horticulture of the tropics and old English gardens are brought to you this spring break at the New England Spring Flower Show. Sweet aromas and vibrant petals for your pleasure, without the cost of a plane ticket to the Caribbean...
...Harvard baseball team’s attempt to escape from the unpredictable Massachusetts weather to the more hospitable climate of Florida was thwarted Friday, as a raging snowstorm prevented the squad’s plane from taking off from Logan Airport. The Crimson was scheduled to participate in the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational this weekend, with games set with Notre Dame and Dayton on Saturday, and Florida Gulf Coast yesterday. The cancelled games will not be rescheduled. Harvard was looking to improve on an inconsistent opening weekend in the Sunshine State. The team went 2-2 in its first four...