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'SUPERJUMBO' A380 TAKES OFF

The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, has taken off from Toulouse, France for its first-ever flight. What impact will this new "Superjumbo" plane have on air travel? CNN's Richard Quest is live in Toulouse, France with the latest.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/26...unch/index.html

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I think this plane is an attempt to become more efficient in the industry. The thought is fewer flights with more people. This cuts the number of pilots and flight attendants needed which means lower costs. In addition, since the plane is also more fuel efficient, this, too, should lead to lower costs.

So, it might mean less choice in flights, but hopefully at better price. However, it could just mean less choice for passengers and same or higher prices. Often, industries are not good at realizing true savings when they become efficient. It just gives them more leeway to waste money in other areas of the business.

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I agree with the a380 airbus plane project topic because it will carry more people with less fuel used

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Four previous A380 malfunctions

Rolls-Royce engines on the world's largest airliner malfunctioned four times before one of them disintegrated during flight last week, and aviation experts said that the earlier mishaps may hold clues to design or construction flaws. Ref. Source 7

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It can take up to 1000 passengers! I don't want to sound negative but if the plane were ever to fail that is a lot of people to pass on. The bigger they are the harder they fall.

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'Check A380s for cracks now'

Aircraft engineers have called for Airbus and airlines including Qantas to inspect their fleets of A380s as a matter of priority after tiny cracks were discovered in the wings of five superjumbos worldwide. Ref. Source 1

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More cracks found in A380 wings

Airbus said yesterday it had discovered more cracks in the wings of two A380 superjumbo aircraft but insisted the world's largest jetliner remains safe to fly. Ref. Source 5

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Two big reasons the A380 failed. It's loved by passengers, loathed by airline executives and feared by accountants. Now we know why the world's largest airliner has been axed. Source 9c.