The A380's historic first flight using alternative fuel for a civil aircraft was a cooperative effort with Rolls Royce and Shell International Petroleum (1 February 2008)
The A380 performed the first ever flight by a commercial aircraft using a liquid fuel processed from gas, which was fed to engine no. 1 during the milestone flight (1 February 2008)
The A380 quickly became the center of attention after its first landing in Brazil as the double-deck airliner continued its world tour (11 December 2007)
The first A380 for Singapore Airlines is ready for its VIP guests at the 15 October, 2007 delivery ceremony
Hong Kong is one of the Asian stopovers on the A380's latest World Tour (3 September 2007
A380 MSN007 flies over Hong Kong Bay during the Asian segment of its World Tour (3 September 2007)
A380 World Tour 2007: Heavy rain for the A380's first landing in Taipei (8 June 2007)
Firefighters at Paris' Charles de Gaulle provide a welcome salute for the A380 (1 June 2007)
The A380 touches down on its first arrival at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport (1 June 2007)
The A380's India visit included a multi-day stopover in Mumbai for airport compatibility trials (8 May)
The A380 landed in New Delhi for a demonstration tour, marking its first visit to India, where the aircraft will be operated by Kingfisher Airlines (6 May)
Kingfisher Airlines ground staff were among those welcoming the A380 to India after the aircraft's arrival in New Delhi on 6 May. Kingfisher Airlines is the first A380 customer in India (6 May)
A380 Route Proving - On Monday 26 March, the A380 performed a flight over Washington D.C. during its third route proving trip
A380 Route Proving - The A380 visited Hong Kong on Saturday 24 March 2007 during its second route proving trip
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa welcomes the A380 in its first visit to the U.S. West Coast following the aircraft's 19 March landing at Los Angeles International Airport.
A380 Route Proving - The A380 landed in New York's JFK airport for the first time on Monday 19 March 2007.
A380 Route Proving - The A380 is serviced at John K. Kennedy International Airport after its 19 March arrival on the aircraft's debut appearance in the United States
A380 Route Proving - New York's JFK airport is the first destination of the A380 Route Proving exercise
The Trent 900-powered A380 received its joint European and U.S. Type Certification during a ceremony held at Airbus' Toulouse, France headquarters on 12 December.
The A380 flares for landing at Toulouse, France to wrap up 18 days of worldwide route proving flights - which took the aircraft to 10 airports in the Asia/Pacific region and North America.
Taxing to its parking spot at Toulouse, the A380 completes 18 days of route proving missions with a final flight that took the aircraft over the North Pole on a non-stop trip from Vancouver, Canada.
The A380's route proving missions were performed from Airbus' home base of Toulouse, France, where the aircraft is seen approaching another A380 after its non-stop polar flight from Canada.
A stopover on route proving mission no. 3 brought the A380 to Shanghai, the home base of China Eastern Airlines.
Completing its South Pole crossing from Johannesburg, the A380 touches down at Australia's Sydney Airport, on 28 November.
The A380 is an instant away from touchdown in front of Beijing International Airport's new passenger terminal.
The A380's fourth route proving mission began with a non-stop flight from France to Johannesburg, South Africa.
The A380's route proving arrival on 22 November in Guangzhou was the aircraft's first landing on mainland China.
The A380 taxis at Singapore's Changi International Airport after completing the first segment of its route proving missions, which was a non-stop flight from Toulouse, France.
The no. 2 A380 departed Toulouse, France on 13 November to begin a series of global route proving flights for the aircraft's Type Certification.
A380 ELF - The A380 lands in Toulouse after flying for seven hours over western Europe for its first Early Long Flight
A380 ELF -The A380 takes off from Toulouse at 09:58 am local time on 4 September 2006 with 474 passengers on board for the first of four Early Long Flights.
Four of the five A380 developmental aircraft flew a formation flight over southwestern France and the Mediterranean Sea on 30 August.
Flying in a diamond-shaped formation, four A380 test aircraft shared the skies - over land and sea - during a flight on 30 August.
Fitted with Engine Alliance GP7200s, the first A380 to use these powerplants began its flight test and certification programme on 25 August.
The Engine Alliance GP7200-powered A380 - which has been ordered by six customers - began its test flight programme on 25 August.
The first Engine Alliance powered A380 takes off from Toulouse, France on its maiden flight on Friday August 25th at 10 a.m.
The GP7200-powered A380 becomes the fifth and last aircraft to join the the fleet of test aircraft (25 August).
An A300-600ST Beluga is visible below as the A380 passes over the Airbus Broughton, England plant during its 18 May British debut.
The A380 flying past the Airbus UK site at Broughton; in the background the West Factory where the A380 wings are assembled.
Taking centre stage on the runway, the A380 arrived at Heathrow while onlookers took pictures and video of the aircraft's 18 May British debut.
British Chancellor Gordon Brown, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Charles Champion, and test pilot Ed Strongman in the A380 cockpit at Heathrow on 18 May.
The A380's 18 May landing at London's Heathrow Airport marked the official opening of Pier 6, the new terminal built for the 555-seat aircraft.
During its first trip to England on 18 May, the A380 flew over the Clifton Suspension Bridge, a 1,352-foot (414-metre) long span in Bristol.
The A380 made its British debut on 18 May, passing over the Millennium Dome, the River Thames and high-rise buildings on its London approach
The A380 was evaluated on 18 May at London's Heathrow Airport, likely to be the aircraft's first European destination when it enters service.
As the A380 made its way to Heathrow Airport on 18 May, it flew over Rolls-Royce'
The A380 parked at Heathrow's new Pier 6 on 18 May, where workers performed airport compatibility tests during the aircraft's first London stay.
With British flags flying from the cockpit windows on 18 May, the A380 parked at Heathrow's new Pier 6, custom built for the 555-seat jetliner.
Polar navigation tests were performed after the A380 test aircraft finished five days of cold weather testing in the snowy vistas of Canada (Feb. 14).
The functionality of A380 systems in cold weather was tested with the no. 2 test aircraft during the cold soak trials in Canada (Feb. 14).
The goals of A380 test trials were successfully met during five days of testing in the snowy vistas of Canada's Nunavut Territory. (February 14).
Trials included powering up the A380, engines and hydraulic systems after a 12-hour period at low temperatures in Iqaluit, Canada (February 14).
Drawing nearer to the certification milestone with successful completion of high altitude tests, Airbus' A380 soars through the clouds over the scenic Guadeloupe coastline (Jan. 27).
Flying from the Toulouse, France airport, Airbus' A380 test aircraft hovers above snow-capped mountains on its trip to the Medellin, Columbia airport for high altitude testing (January 27).
Airbus' A380 test aircraft ascends toward the Medellin skyline as it begins high altitude testing—a vital component of the company's campaign to validate difficult weather performance (Jan. 27).
Airbus' no. 2 A380 test aircraft has completed operations in Medellin, Colombia as part of performance evaluations at high-altitude airports (Jan. 27).
Flights performed from Medellin, Colombia in January 2006 evaluated the A380's engines and systems in high-altitude airport operations (Jan. 27).
The A380 in fly Emirates livery
The A380 continues its tour with a stop at Australia's Brisbane Airport, which hosted the 85th birthday celebration of Qantas, an A380 customer (November 15)
Kingfisher Airlines signs a firm contract June 15 for five A380s to be used for intercontinental flights, becoming the first Indian carrier to order the double-deck flagship of the 21st century
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The A380 makes a Farnborough Air Show fly-by with the Red Arrows, the British Royal Air Force aerobatic team (21 July 2006).
A380 cabin mock up interior
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A380 cabin mock up interior
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A380 cabin mock up interior
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A380 ELF - Testing the fully reclining seats of the first class
A380 ELF - Twelve hours overnight flight
A380 ELF - In the first class of the main deck during the Early Long Flight performed at night
A380 ELF - A380 passengers enjoying the many options of the latest In-Flight Entertainment systems, available in all classes.
Ground-based cabin tests on a fully-equipped A380 in Germany simulated a 15-hour flight with 474 passengers and 20 crew members (May 10).
The simulated 15-hour flight of a fully-equipped A380 included passenger use of laptop computers with the aircraft's in-seat power supply (May 10).
Performed in darkness with 853 seats occupied, the A380 evacuation trial was the first performed on a two-deck passenger aircraft (March 28).
During the passenger evacuation trial, 873 participants left the A380 MSN7 in 90 seconds with only 8 of 16 doors in operation (March 28).
Installation of the Engine Alliance GP7200 engines has begun on the fifth A380 test aircraft, MSN009, at the Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France (February 1).
MSN009, the fifth A380 test aircraft, had its first of four Engine Alliance GP7200 engines installed on the Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France (Feb. 1).
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