French Airbus Facility Begins Work On First A380
An Airbus facility in Nantes, France, began work on the first A380 yesterday, cutting metal for a wing-to-fuselage joint and making a carbon-fiber part for the debut plane's center wing box. Final assembly of the first A380 is slated to begin in October 2003 in Toulouse.
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