Airbus Debuts New Engine With Flight Of Fifth A380

Airbus completed the first flight of its fifth A380 at Toulouse Friday, with the debut of the Engine Alliance GP7200 engine the most notable feature of the flight. The other four A380s already being flown all use the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine. So far, six A380 customers have selected the GP7200...
Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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