Passenger suffers stroke, A380 in Nadi
28/12/2008
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For the first time the world’s largest passenger carrier, Qantas Airbus
A380, landed at Nadi Airport this morning.
Officials of Nadi-based Air Terminal Services confirmed to Fijilive that the
Airbus was on its way to Sydney from Los Angeles but was diverted to the Nadi
International Airport after a passenger suffered a stroke.
It was carrying more than 500 passengers.
The airbus is a double decked, wide body, four engine airliner and can seat
up to 525 passengers in three separate classes.
ATS officials said the Airbus is expected to leave at 2pm today for Sydney.
The airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus. 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.
The aircraft was known as the Airbus A3XX during much of its development
phase, but the nickname Superjumbo has since become associated with it.
The A380's upper deck extends along almost the entire length of the fuselage,
and its width is equivalent to that of a widebody aircraft.
This allows for a cabin with 50 per cent more floor space than the
next-largest airliner, the Boeing 747-400, and provides seating for 525
people in standard three-class configuration or up to 853 people in all
economy class configuration.
The A380 is offered in passenger and freighter versions.
The A380-800, the passenger model, is the largest passenger airliner in the
world, but has a shorter fuselage than the Airbus A340-600, which is Airbus'
next-biggest passenger aeroplane.
The A380-800F, the freighter model, is offered as one of the largest freight
aircraft, with a listed payload capacity exceeded only by the Antonov An-225.
The A380-800 has a design range of 15,200, sufficient to fly from Boston to
Hong Kong for example, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h or
560 mph at cruising altitude).
It is the first commercial jet capable of using GTL-based fuel.
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