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Last test flights for the A-380

Toulouse, France - 17 test days around the world

The Airbus A-380 is leaving today from Toulouse for the last tests before certification. The biggest passenger airplane in the world will point at the East for a series of test flights that will take it around the world for 17 days, touching Singapore and, after six more steps in Asia, Australia, South Africa and Canada. A technical staff on board the aircraft will test the use of the plane in operating...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 69037
Rome, Italy, 11/13/2006 15:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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