Bigger Airbus Coming

Daniel Georges — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:23:15 +0000

The A380 is one mean plane. It will revolutionise an industry, which isn’t exactly fast moving (the 747, even though revised, are still freaking old), and now they will try and go a step further. The Airbus A380 may not be as attractive looking as their competitors Boeing 787, but it is designed for a different industry altogether. The current version can sit 800, with the talk of a new ‘stretched’ version going as far as 1000. Full production of the 1000 seater plane can be expected in 2010, with Emirates already showing interest (as usual).
On a side note, congratulations on the A380 for also becoming the biggest privately owned jet. Some extremely rich Saudi Prince (HRH Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal) has already placed his order for the $US300 million plane. Replacing his ancient 747-400, his new jet probably won’t be setup to sit 800 people, but no doubt it will P-I-M-P (whatever that means).

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Bigger Airbus Coming