a380
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Inflight Internet Is The Most Useful Thing In The Entire World
As I write this right now, I’m over the coast of southern India, about 41,000ft in the air on an Emirates Airbus A380. But I’m not disconnected from the world; the ‘net up here is actually quite fast.
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Qantas Isn’t Buying Any New Planes For A While
As a result of the $252 million half-year loss that Qantas has reported today, Australia’s national carrier is making some big cutbacks. 5000 staff across the entire company are being made redundant, a bunch of flight schedules are being reconfigured, and over 50 new plane orders are being deferred indefinitely.
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How Huge Is The Airbus 380 Exactly? This Damn Huge
I know that the Airbus A380 is a titan, a winged colossus, the biggest passenger airliner in the world and all that. But this pictured taken at LAX — showing an Air France A380 taxiing by a Boeing 737-900 — really shows its flabbergasting dimensions.
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Qantas Grounds An A380 Due To Wing Cracks
Last month, engineers found small cracks in the wings of Singapore Airlines’ A380s. Now, Qantas has been forced to ground one its A380s because of the same problem.