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An Airbus official shows off the cockpit of the Airbus A380, parked on the tarmac of the Beijing Capital International Airport, in Beijing 26 October 2007. Heavy fog forced Airbus to cancel a demonstration flight of its Airbus A380 over Beijing, as thousands of passengers on regular air services were delayed, as the fog reduced visibility at the airport to a few hundred metres (yards), forcing most of the morning flights to remain grounded.

An Airbus official shows off the cockpit of the Airbus A380, parked on the tarmac of the Beijing Capital International Airport, in Beijing 26 October 2007. Heavy fog forced Airbus to cancel a demonstration flight of its Airbus A380 over Beijing, as thousands of passengers on regular air services were delayed, as the fog reduced visibility at the airport to a few hundred metres (yards), forcing most of the morning flights to remain grounded.

An Airbus ground staff inspects the Airbus A380 parked on the tarmac of the Beijing Capital International airport, 26 October 2007. Heavy fog forced Airbus to cancel a demonstration flight of its Airbus A380 over Beijing, as thousands of passengers on regular air services were delayed, as the fog reduced visibility at the airport to a few hundred metres (yards), forcing most of the morning flights to remain grounded.

The Airbus A320 flies as the Airbus A380 prepares to take off on June 17, 2009 at the 48th international Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport during a special Airbus 40th year anniversary event. The biennial Paris Air Show, first held in 1909, got under way Monday 15 and will be opened to the public starting Friday.

Protoype number one of the Airbus A380, the new jumbo airliner developed by the European consortium Airbus, makes a taxiing tests 20 April 2005, at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. Airbus is owned 80 percent by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) and 20 percent by British group BAE Systems.

POUR ILLUSTRER LE PAPIER : 'AIRBUS : SECOND SOUFFLE POUR LE MOYEN-COURRIER A320 PLUS ECONOME EN CARBURANT' - (ARCHIVES) - Photo d'archives montrant un Airbus A320 décollant le 30 Avril 2010 de Toulouse. Airbus a finalement décidé de proposer une nouvelle motorisation plus économe en carburant sur l'A320, afin de donner un second souffle à son moyen-courrier à succès, menacé par l'arrivée de nouveaux concurrents.

The Airbus A380 sits parked at Sydney Airport after touching down, 13 November 2005. The Airbus A380 the world's largest passenger jet arrived in Sydney from Brisbane with its new Qantas signage during its first long-haul test flight outside of Europe. The Airbus A380 is seven storeys high and able to carry 800 passengers with Qantas having already pre-purchased 12 of the planes.

The Airbus A380 sits parked at Sydney Airport after touching down, 13 November 2005. The Airbus A380 the world's largest passenger jet arrived in Sydney from Brisbane with its new Qantas signage during its first long-haul test flight outside of Europe. The Airbus A380 is seven storeys high and able to carry 800 passengers with Qantas having already pre-purchased 12 of the planes.

The Airbus A380 sits parked at Sydney Airport after touching down, 13 November 2005. The Airbus A380 the world's largest passenger jet arrived in Sydney from Brisbane with its new Qantas signage during its first long-haul test flight outside of Europe. The Airbus A380 is seven storeys high and able to carry 800 passengers with Qantas having already pre-purchased 12 of the planes.

The Airbus A380 sits parked at Sydney Airport after touching down, 13 November 2005. The Airbus A380 the world's largest passenger jet arrived in Sydney from Brisbane with its new Qantas signage during its first long-haul test flight outside of Europe. The Airbus A380 is seven storeys high and able to carry 800 passengers with Qantas having already pre-purchased 12 of the planes.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside and was quickly surrounded by six fire engines.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside and was quickly surrounded by six fire engines.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside and was quickly surrounded by six fire engines.

An Airbus A380 seen parked as airasia plane prepares to land at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, 31 August 2007. The world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, arrived in Bangkok 31 August the first leg of its four-city Asian tour, as the European aero giant aimed to expand growth against competitor Boeing.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside and was quickly surrounded by six fire engines.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside and was quickly surrounded by six fire engines.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside and was quickly surrounded by six fire engines.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside and was quickly surrounded by six fire engines.

The giant double-decker Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial airliner, is about to land, 27 April 2005 on the tarmac of Toulouse-Blagnac's airport. In a momentous gamble for Airbus Industries, the European aircraft maker that has punched its way to the top of the civil aircraft industry, the new plane challenges the Boeing 747's long dominance of the jumbo jet market.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside and was quickly surrounded by six fire engines.

An Airbus A380 seen parked as airasia plane prepares to land at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, 31 August 2007. The world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, arrived in Bangkok 31 August the first leg of its four-city Asian tour, as the European aero giant aimed to expand growth against competitor Boeing.

Protoype number one of the Airbus A380, the new jumbo airliner developed by the European consortium Airbus, makes its firsts taxiing tests 15 April 2005, at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. The twin-deck aircraft, capable of carrying up to 840 people, was unveiled January 18 and is scheduled to go into service next year. AFP PHOTO GEORGES GOBET le prototype numéro 1 de l'airbus A380 roule sur la piste 'Concorde' de l'aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac le 15 avril 2005 et effectue ses premiers essais de roulage et de poussée des réacteurs, freins serrés. Le premier vol du plus gros avion civil du monde devrait avoir lieu dan les prochains jours.

Airbus chief commercial officer John Leahy gives a press conference on December 13, 2010 in Colomiers, to present the Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF) for the next 20 years. Almost 26,000 new passengers and freighter aircraft valued at US$3.2 trillion will be needed between 2010 and 2029, to satisfy demand according to GMF.

Airbus chief commercial officer John Leahy gives a press conference on December 13, 2010 in Colomiers, to present the Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF) for the next 20 years. Almost 26,000 new passengers and freighter aircraft valued at US$3.2 trillion will be needed between 2010 and 2029, to satisfy demand according to GMF.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane made an emergency landing in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside and was quickly surrounded by six fire engines.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce said on November 5, the failure of a Rolls-Royce designed engine on one of its flagship Airbus A380 superjumbos may have been caused by a design fault.

An Airbus A380 passenger jet sits on a runway at the 2007 Dubai air show, 11 November 2007. 850 ?exhibitors from 50 countries participated today in the worlds biggest air show in the ?wealthy gulf emirate of Dubai where Airbus overshadowed its US rival Boeing, winning ?orders from Emirates worth more than 20 billion dollars.

A troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce said on November 5, the failure of a Rolls-Royce designed engine on one of its flagship Airbus A380 superjumbos may have been caused by a design fault.

A Chinese paramilitary police guards the Airbus A380 parked on the tarmac of the Beijing Capital International airport, 26 October 2007. Heavy fog forced Airbus to cancel a demonstration flight of its Airbus A380 over Beijing, as thousands of passengers on regular air services were delayed, as the fog reduced visibility at the airport to a few hundred metres (yards), forcing most of the morning flights to remain grounded.

Passengers of a Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, board a bus as they are escorted from Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The Qantas double-decker plane carrying 433 passengers and 26 crew developed engine trouble just six minutes into a flight from Singapore to Sydney, and dumped fuel over Indonesia before returning to Singapore's Changi Airport. There were no injuries to passengers or crew, officials said.

A Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380 passenger jet is pushed back prior to taking off for London-Heathrow in Singapore on November 23, 2009. The largest passenger airliner in the world, the A380 made its maiden flight on April 27, 2005 from Toulouse, France, and made its first commercial flight on October 25, 2007 from Singapore to Sydney with Singapore Airlines.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Qantas CEO Alan Joyce answers questions from the media ahead of boarding the first Airbus A380 flight since a mid-air engine explosion three weeks go on November 27, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Qantas A380 flight 31 from Sydney will head to Singapore before flying to London.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and pilot Dave Evans walks towards the media pack ahead of boarding the first Airbus A380 flight since a mid-air engine explosion three weeks go on November 27, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Qantas A380 flight 31 from Sydney will head to Singapore before flying to London.

A model of the new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft that will be in service from 2013 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Long Beach on September 16, 2010. The plane which will seat between 270 and 350, will compete with the Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft.

Airbus employee Shannon Patin shows a model of their new A350 XWB aircraft that will be in service from 2013 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Long Beach on September 16, 2010. The plane which will seat between 270 and 350, will compete with the Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft.

An Airbus A319 plane operated by France's Aigle Azur lands at Baghdad's International Airport early on October 31, 2010, becoming the first flight from a European airline to arrive in the city since a 1990 international embargo on Iraq.

Passengers of a Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off, are escorted from Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The Qantas double-decker plane carrying 433 passengers and 26 crew developed engine trouble just six minutes into a flight from Singapore to Sydney, and dumped fuel over Indonesia before returning to Singapore's Changi Airport. There were no injuries to passengers or crew, officials said.

An Airbus A380 leaves Toulouse-Blagnac airport, southwestern France, on April 19, 2010 for a four-hour test flight after ash from a volcano in Iceland drifted south and east of Europe and the results have to been realesed today on the evening. The prolonged closure of Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, along with others in northern France and Europe, has stranded tens of thousands of passengers. Much of the European continent is a virtual no-fly zone for a fifth straight day due to this reason.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: The Qantas Airbus A380 makes its first flight since a mid-air engine explosion three weeks go on November 27, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Qantas A380 flight 31 from Sydney will head to Singapore before flying to London.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: The Qantas Airbus A380 makes its first flight since a mid-air engine explosion three weeks go on November 27, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Qantas A380 flight 31 from Sydney will head to Singapore before flying to London.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Qantas pilot David Evans answers questions from the media ahead of boarding the first Airbus A380 flight since a mid-air engine explosion three weeks go on November 27, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Qantas A380 flight 31 from Sydney will head to Singapore before flying to London.

An Airbus A319 plane operated by France's Aigle Azur is seen docked on the tarmac at Baghdad's International Airport on October 31, 2010, becoming the first flight from a European airline to arrive in the city since a 1990 international embargo on Iraq.

A model of the new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft that will be in service from 2013 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Long Beach on September 16, 2010. The plane which will seat between 270 and 350, will compete with the Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft.

Passengers of a Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off, are escorted from Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The Qantas double-decker plane carrying 433 passengers and 26 crew developed engine trouble just six minutes into a flight from Singapore to Sydney, and dumped fuel over Indonesia before returning to Singapore's Changi Airport. There were no injuries to passengers or crew, officials said.

Passengers of a Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off, sit on a bus at Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The Qantas double-decker plane carrying 433 passengers and 26 crew developed engine trouble just six minutes into a flight from Singapore to Sydney, and dumped fuel over Indonesia before returning to Singapore's Changi Airport. There were no injuries to passengers or crew, officials said.

Passengers of a Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off, sit on a bus at Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The Qantas double-decker plane carrying 433 passengers and 26 crew developed engine trouble just six minutes into a flight from Singapore to Sydney, and dumped fuel over Indonesia before returning to Singapore's Changi Airport. There were no injuries to passengers or crew, officials said.

Passengers of a Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off, sit on a bus at Changi International airport in Singapore on November 4, 2010. The Qantas double-decker plane carrying 433 passengers and 26 crew developed engine trouble just six minutes into a flight from Singapore to Sydney, and dumped fuel over Indonesia before returning to Singapore's Changi Airport. There were no injuries to passengers or crew, officials said.

An Airbus A319 plane operated by France's Aigle Azur is seen docked on the tarmac at Baghdad's International Airport on October 31, 2010, becoming the first flight from a European airline to arrive in the city since a 1990 international embargo on Iraq.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: The Qantas Airbus A380 makes its first flight since a mid-air engine explosion three weeks go on November 27, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Qantas A380 flight 31 from Sydney will head to Singapore before flying to London.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: The Qantas Airbus A380 makes its first flight since a mid-air engine explosion three weeks go on November 27, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Qantas A380 flight 31 from Sydney will head to Singapore before flying to London.