Airbus, nearly 2 years late, delivers superjumbo complete with double beds

ap on San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 10/15/07 | Emma Vandore - ap

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Airbus delivers superjumbo
A general view of inside the business class section shows the new Singapore Airlines Airbus A380. The first A380, the world's biggest passenger jet, is set to enter commercial service in Singapore Airlines' fleet, following a troubled production and an 18-month delay.

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A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 aircraft is seen at the Toulouse Blagnac airport in southern France. Airbus has delivered the first of its A380s, the world's biggest passenger jet, to Singapore Airlines, 18 months behind schedule but with both sides hailing the major advance in air travel.(AFP/File/Lionel Bonaventure)

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A Singapore Airlines stewardess straightens the duvet cover on one of two double beds aboard the first production Airbus A380 superjumbo jet bearing the colors of Singapore Airlines during the delivery ceremony in Colomiers, near Toulouse, southern France, Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. The A380's inaugural commercial flight has been set for Oct. 25 from Singapore to Sydney. (AP Photo / Johnny Green)

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A cabin view of the first production Airbus A380 superjumbo jet bearing the colors of Singapore Airlines during the delivery ceremony in Colomiers, near Toulouse, southern France, Monday, Oct. 15, 2007. The A380's inaugural commercial flight has been set for Oct. 25 from Singapore to Sydney. (AP Photo/Remy Gabalda)

[trumandogz]

Mile High Club made easy.

[NormsRevenge]

Bummer,, No hot tub.. Yet!

[trumandogz]

And not even a coin slot for the vibrating bed!

[DoughtyOne]

Beat me to it... What you do is purchase the ticket for the room then sublet it to other passengers. Could turn a handy profit. LMAO

[NormsRevenge]

.. and Yes, it flies too!

The first Airbus A380 superjumbo jet to be delivered to Singapore Airlines is seen at Toulouse-Blagnac airport, 14 October 2007. Airbus has delivered the first of its A380s, the world's biggest passenger jet, to Singapore Airlines, 18 months behind schedule but with both sides hailing a major advance in air travel.(AFP/Singapore Airlines)

[Minn]

Q: How do you know when you have really arrived financially?

A: When you can afford a to sleep on a real bed on an airplane.

[Captain Peter Blood]

I am not sure I ever want to fly on this thing. It may be time bomb ready to go off.

[Michael.SF.]

They could call that the ‘Mile High’ lounge. Rent it out at say $350.00 for 20 minutes and anyone can become a member. Rates could be increased if that babe in the picture is included.

[Broker]

Couldn’t get me on that bird for love or money. A bureaucratic colossus designed by committees with a gazillion opportunities for failure and compound failures. A flying sausage maker.

[hoagy62]

If it’s not Boeing, I ain’t going!

[CaptainK]

But is it energy efficient, global warming and all.

[NormsRevenge]

if they had a piano bar seat ticket and a good lager on tap, I might fly one,, probably couldn’t afford the double bed ticket tho.. amazing that big a chunk of stuff can get up in the air..

[bill1952]

If she is included, I’d want a rebate. :)

[VOA]

Enders said: “We have every confidence we can deliver,
but what is guaranteed in life?”

Gotta' give Airbus the nod for consistency.

Enders sounds as confident as the extistentialist guy that's one
of the pair of French hit-men in the Kohler designer toilet commercial.
(the one that constantly annoys his partner, until he realizes
his philosophical side-kick has a point: where do you plant
a bomb on a totally symmetrical, free-standing toilet?)

(just about my favorite commercial, right after anything with
the GEICO Cavemen)

[martinidon]

20 Mins? Why not 10 mins and double your $$$$$ Just have a “fluff” area and you could narrow this thing down to 5 mins or less.....

[CindyDawg]

For that kind of money, couldn’t people charter private planes? I would think they could make more money by charging a higher rate and taking half the chairs out and installing seats that make into beds with curtains for privacy.