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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. The last A380 rolled out of the Airbus plant in Toulouse, ...
The compelling story of the multibillionpound gamble to build the worlds biggest airliner the Airbus A380 Provides insight into the unique challenges of building an airliner on such a large scale and ...
Which aircraft tips the scales?
Airbus plans to inaugurate its A380 assembly facility today at the airframer's headquarters in Toulouse. The facility measures 1,607 feet by 820 feet, with a height of 150 feet. In a first for Airbus, ...
The A380's wing is made in the U.K., the tail fin in Spain and the fuselage in Germany. But how will each of these giant jigsaw pieces be transported to Toulouse, France, for final assembly? The ...