Airbus 380's First Passenger Flight

Airbus 380's First Passenger Flight
Airbus 380's First Passenger Flight
Airbus 380's First Passenger Flight
Airbus 380's First Passenger Flight
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October 25, 2007Not since the 1970 launch of the Boeing 747 has a successful passenger flight drawn so much attention. Today the Airbus 380 superjumbo lifted off from Singapore (pictured), marking the model's first commercial trip. (Watch a video report on the flight.)

As wide as a football field, the behemoth dethroned the 747 as the world's biggest passenger plane.

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—Photograph by Stefen Chow/AP
 

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