The Jumbo Airbus 380, the world’s largest plane, nicked a plane that was landing at JFK airport in New York Tuesday. The Air France jumbo was taxiing for takeoff when its wing hit that of a much smaller regional plane, a Delta connection Comair flight, which was readying to park after landing, reports CNN, one of whose correspondents was aboard the French plane.
There were no injuries and passengers from both planes disembarked without problem, but it appears that one of the wings of the A380 was damaged. Bloomberg carries a long story on how the accident may have happened and what investigators will be looking for.
Singapore Airlines A380 jumbo jet
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The huge and nearly quiet A380 Airbus jumbojet made what is likely to be a rare appearance in Geneva Thursday morning 21 January. It flew in from Zurich in order to be sure there are no problems landing the plane, in order for the airport to be certified to welcome it.
Singapore Airlines flew the plane in and out of Zurich Wednesday, in order for Kloten airport to be certified for it. Singapore will begin scheduled flights there in the summer of 2010. Geneva is a back-up emergency landing airport for the plane, and thus also needs to be certified. The A380′s other European airports are London Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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an A380 in the air (image: Singapore Airlines)
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Airbus 380, the world’s largest plane, touched down in Zurich shortly after dawn Wednesday 20 January, to the cheers of a large crowd. The plane had no passengers and was not a commercial flight but rather a test before the plane comes into service at the airport. Singapore Airlines announced last week that it will use the plane for Singapore-Zurich flights. It was the first airline to use the plane for commercial flights, starting in 2007.
The company already operates the superjumbo on Paris and London flights, and has a fleet of 10 in service, with nine more firm orders and options on an additional six.
