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2006/3/29-30 [Transportation/Airplane] UID:42516 Activity:moderate
3/28    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4858484.stm
        Airbus A380 passed crucial tests and approved as a 853-person
        jet. Go superior French communist engineering!
        \_ Communist or not, I am just looking forward to the day when it
           takes 2 hours just to board the plane!
           \_ Multiple boarding passages.  It's already done at a lot
              of airports.  -John
              \_ I don't know... In some Asia airport, it takes a bit more
                 than a hour to board 747.  I don't know if multiple boading
                 passage would be able cut the boading time down to, let say
                 30 min
                 \_ It's interesting that you mention Asia--a colleague of
                    my girlfriend's is the daughter of the CEO of Thai
                    Airways; according to her, a lot of Asian outfits
                    (Thai, Singapore, Emirates off the top of my head) only
                    use the shiniest new planes for Asian routes, because
                    European and American travellers are more used to
                    crappy old stuff.  I can imagine the same happening
                    with airports; many of the cramped, overcrowded
                    airports you get in Europe and the US wouldn't be
                    capable of multiple boarding entries, but many of
                    the newer ones I've seen have bigger waiting areas,
                    room for at least 2 tunnels, and generally more
                    allowance for greater planeloads.  There's also
                    a divergence in how airports are viewed--many
                    airlines seem to be betting on smaller planes
                    going to less-cenral airports directly, rather
                    than the traditional model of feeder->hub
                    flights.  Maybe this will take strain off some of
                    the current big hub airports that can handle the A380,
                    and let them adapt their terminals for fewer big
                    planes.  -John
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Scenes from the drill European and US air safety authorities have approved last weekend's evacuation test of the Airbus A380 super-jumbo, the aeroplane-maker has confirmed. Approval from the European Aviation and Safety Agency and the US Federal Aviation Administration confirms the plane's maximum 853-person capacity. During the A380's evacuation test in Germany, one man broke his leg and another 32 people had minor injuries. To date, 159 of the twin-deck planes have been ordered by 16 airlines. A380 maiden flight in pictures According to the set regulations, the test was performed in complete darkness, using only half of the 16 exists on the A380. Charles Champion, head of the A380 programme at Airbus, said the approval of the test was a "major milestone" on the plane's way to gaining its certification for public use. "This is an exceptional result and a remarkable success for Airbus," he said. "I would like to thank all participants, the crew and all teams who worked for months on this exercise. Realistic passenger mix To make the drill as realistic as possible, the volunteers represented a broad-cross section of the population in terms of age and sex. About 40% of those taking part were women, while 35% had to be over the age of 50. Three life-size dolls were carried on board to represent children under two years old. The first A380s are due to go into service with Singapore Airlines at the end of this year.