Delivery of the Airbus A380 is late to airlines which ordered it - Singapore Airlines, Emirates, and Qantas - because early models of the plane are so overweight that they exceeded the plane's million- pound original design. The airlines had been compensated by Airbus for the delivery delays. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is the hottest-selling plane in the world, meaning Airbus cannot afford any more turbulence.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
A380 Too Fat to Fly?
Delivery of the Airbus A380 is late to airlines which ordered it - Singapore Airlines, Emirates, and Qantas - because early models of the plane are so overweight that they exceeded the plane's million- pound original design. The airlines had been compensated by Airbus for the delivery delays. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is the hottest-selling plane in the world, meaning Airbus cannot afford any more turbulence.
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