Jumbo Jumbo !!

At last, the Airbus A380 has flown. It's been a while, but a typically effortless maiden flight from arguably the best commercial jet manufacturer in the world. Damn all those tree hugging hippies who say it's an environmental disaster !! Do they not know of Airbus' reputation for producing the most fuel efficient aircraft in the world ?? And the fact that you could get over 800 passengers into certain configurations of the A380 means less flights, therefore less pollution.

Check out the BBC story and video here.

I'm particularly fond of the Airbus as my Uncle was one of the designers on the original A300.