Airbus Plans Increased Maximum Takeoff Weight for A380

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Optimism reigns at Airbus. According to company executives, net backlog gain this year will exceed 250 aircraft, the airline industry is creeping back to the black, and the A380 mega-transport is matching contractual specifications. Suspicion about the 555-seat A380-800's excess zero fuel weight...

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