Airbus A380 Makes Its Virgin Flight

World | April 27, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00

Airbus' A380, the world's largest passenger plane, successfully took off on its maiden test flight Wednesday, a milestone for aviation. The new Airbus, the only twin-deck, four-aisle airliner in the world, can accommodate up to 550 passengers. The plane exceeds the dimensions of everything that has ever landed or taken off from international airports across the globe. Thousands of aeroplane enthusiasts have turned up in southern France to witness the twin-deck "super-jumbo" taking to the air for the first time. The plane is filled with about 20 tonnes of monitoring equipment.

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