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Airbus 380 lands in London
18 May 2006
The world's largest passenger aircraft - the Airbus 380 - has touched down at Heathrow Airport.
The aeroplane took off from the Berlin Air Show and passed over the factories in Broughton, Flintshire and Filton in Bristol that helped in its production before landing at Heathrow.
Colin Stuart, Airbus' vice president of marketing, told BBC Radio Five Live: "It is an aeroplane for the future.
"We are expecting to see, by about 2010, perhaps about 60 airports around the world actually using this aeroplane. We have been working with these airports, with the authorities in those countries, with the operators in those countries, and they will be ready to see this aeroplane."
The A380 is 240 feet long and 80 feet high and will be able to fly a maximum of 840 passengers, although the first flights will be likely to carry around 555 people.
The first A380 is expected to go into service later this year for Singapore Airlines and other firms that have ordered planes include Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Air France and Korean Air.
The A380 will remain at Heathrow overnight carrying out ground handling and airport compatibility trials to ensure that everything is ready for the aircraft's entry into service.
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The aeroplane took off from the Berlin Air Show and passed over the factories in Broughton, Flintshire and Filton in Bristol that helped in its production before landing at Heathrow.
Colin Stuart, Airbus' vice president of marketing, told BBC Radio Five Live: "It is an aeroplane for the future.
"We are expecting to see, by about 2010, perhaps about 60 airports around the world actually using this aeroplane. We have been working with these airports, with the authorities in those countries, with the operators in those countries, and they will be ready to see this aeroplane."
The A380 is 240 feet long and 80 feet high and will be able to fly a maximum of 840 passengers, although the first flights will be likely to carry around 555 people.
The first A380 is expected to go into service later this year for Singapore Airlines and other firms that have ordered planes include Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Air France and Korean Air.
The A380 will remain at Heathrow overnight carrying out ground handling and airport compatibility trials to ensure that everything is ready for the aircraft's entry into service.
© Adfero Ltd
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