World's Biggest Airliner Soars Into French Skies
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) – The world’s biggest
airliner, the Airbus double-decker A380, soared effortlessly into the sky on
Wednesday on one of the most eagerly awaited maiden flights since the supersonic
Concorde took off in 1969.
The A380, which is designed to carry 555 passengers but has room for more
than 800, lumbered down the runway before gathering speed and taking off from
Airbus headquarters near Toulouse in southern France.