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| A380 making its US maiden voyage | |
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| The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane, was set to land on US soil for the first time on Monday after a test flight. | |
| One of the superjumbos is flying from Frankfurt to New York and then on to Chicago, carrying about 500 people. | One of the superjumbos is flying from Frankfurt to New York and then on to Chicago, carrying about 500 people. |
| It is being billed as the first time it has carried a near-normal number of passengers, though most will be staff of Airbus and German airline Lufthansa. | It is being billed as the first time it has carried a near-normal number of passengers, though most will be staff of Airbus and German airline Lufthansa. |
| A second A380 is also travelling to the US on Monday, but without passengers. | A second A380 is also travelling to the US on Monday, but without passengers. |
| This will be branded as a Qantas flight and fly from Frankfurt to Los Angeles. | This will be branded as a Qantas flight and fly from Frankfurt to Los Angeles. |
| Delays | Delays |
| The flight to New York, travelling under a Lufthansa flight number, is due to arrive at New York's JFK airport at 1230pm local time (1630 GMT). | The flight to New York, travelling under a Lufthansa flight number, is due to arrive at New York's JFK airport at 1230pm local time (1630 GMT). |
| The test flights are being used to monitor everything from how easily the plane docks at the terminal gate to the way the in-flight dining and entertainment services work. | The test flights are being used to monitor everything from how easily the plane docks at the terminal gate to the way the in-flight dining and entertainment services work. |
| Delays have dogged the 73m-long A380. Deliveries to Singapore Airlines, its launch customer, are not due until October - two years late. | Delays have dogged the 73m-long A380. Deliveries to Singapore Airlines, its launch customer, are not due until October - two years late. |
| The delays have already cost Airbus more than $6bn (£3.3bn) and the company has warned there could be additional charges to come. | The delays have already cost Airbus more than $6bn (£3.3bn) and the company has warned there could be additional charges to come. |
| The problems are largely behind a recently-announced restructuring programme at Airbus, called Power8, which will see about 10,000 jobs go and several factories sold to partners. | The problems are largely behind a recently-announced restructuring programme at Airbus, called Power8, which will see about 10,000 jobs go and several factories sold to partners. |
| France will be worst hit with 4,300 job losses. Germany will see 3,700 jobs go, while the UK and Spain will see 1,600 and 400 jobs cut respectively. | France will be worst hit with 4,300 job losses. Germany will see 3,700 jobs go, while the UK and Spain will see 1,600 and 400 jobs cut respectively. |
| Meanwhile, the Belgian government has said it will give up to 150m euros in aid to help its sub-contractors which supply Airbus and employ thousands of workers. | Meanwhile, the Belgian government has said it will give up to 150m euros in aid to help its sub-contractors which supply Airbus and employ thousands of workers. |