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 ...troducing the new Airbus A380F. The freighter versi
You're looking at 158 tonnes sitting on a runway. And that's not including the plane. In 2008 the new Airbus A380-800F will
become by far the largest commercial freighter ever to take to the skies. Carrying a massive 50% more volume than today's
giants. Why so huge? Well common sense really. Demand ...
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 ...troducing the new Airbus A380F. The freighter version.
You're looking at 158 tonnes sitting on a runway. And that's not including the plane. In 2008 the new Airbus A380-800F w
become by far the largest commercial freighter ever to take to the skies. Carrying a massive 50% more volume than today
giants. Why so huge? Well common sense really. Demand for a...
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 ...nting task that now lies
ahead for Airbus is to deliver those
promises to its customers, on time and
on budget. •
COMPARATIVE CARGO CAPACITY FOR AIRBUS A380F AND BOEING 747F (IN SIMILAR LAYOUTS)
Airbus A380-800F (general freighter layout)
Upper deck
= 17 pallets
Side door = 3.68m wide
x 2.24m high
Main deck
= 29 pallets
Side door = 4.27m wide
x 2.87m high
Main deck
= 27 pallets
Sid...
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 ...HEADLINES
BUSINESS PAUL LEWIS / LONDON
Northrop Grumman pushes AGS
US manufacturer seeks closer alliance with EADS, which in turn is looking for support selling into US defence market
Northrop Gru...
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 ...e. Warrick believes the company will
need three more hubs for northern, southern and western Europe, to
bypass the Cologne hub if traffic volumes justify it.
UPS has yet to decide on Boeing 747 or Airbus A380-800F freighters
for fleet expansion, Warrick says, with a decision due by 2004. The
freighter would need to be in service by 2010. UPS recently introduced
the first of two Airbus A300F4...
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 ... x Airbus A310-300
20 x Airbus A330-200
1 x Boeing 747-400F
3 x Boeing 777-200
6 x Boeing 777-200ER
4 x Boeing 777-300
Orders 6 x Airbus A330-200
6 x Airbus A340-500
20 x Airbus A380-800
2 x Airbus A380-800F
8 x Boeing 777-300
Main base Dubai International (DXB)
Destinations (domestic scheduled) Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Destinations (international scheduled) Amman, Amsterdam,
Athens, Bahrain...
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 ...4 x Airbus A330-200
1 x Boeing 747-400F
3 x Boeing 777-200
6 x Boeing 777-200ER
10 x Boeing 777-300
Orders 2 x Boeing 777-300
5 x Airbus A330-200
6 x Airbus A340-500
20 x Airbus A380-800
2 x Airbus A380-800F
Main base Dubai International (DXB)
Destinations (domestic scheduled) Abu Dhabi, Dubai
Destinations (international scheduled) Amman, Amsterdam,
Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beirut, B...
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 ...300-620F
44 x Airbus A310-200F
2 x Airbus A310-300F
23 x Boeing 727-100F
94 x Boeing 727-200F
42 x Boeing MD-11F
52 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-1 OF
22 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
Orders 10 x Airbus A380-800F
Main base Memphis International (MEM)
Hubs Oakland International (OAK), Fort Worth Alliance (AFW),
Subic Bay (SFS), Indianapolis International (IND), Newark
Liberty International ...
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 ... x Airbus A340-300
4 x Airbus A340-500
2 x Boeing 747^00F
3 x Boeing 777-200
6 x Boeing 777-200ER
12 x Boeing 777-300
Orders 6 x Airbus A340-500
20 x Airbus A340-600
43 x Airbus A380-800
2 x Airbus A380-800F
26 x Boeing 777-300ER
Main base Dubai International (DXB)
Destinations (international scheduled) Accra, Amman,
Amsterdam, Athens, Auckland, Bahrain, Bangalore, Bangkok,
Beirut, B...
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 ...600R
5 x Airbus A310-300
15xAirbusA330-200
1x Boeing 747-400F
3 x Boeing 777-200
6 x Boeing 777-200ER
3 x Boeing 777-300
Orders 6xAirbus A330-200
6 x Airbus A340-500
5 x Airbus A380-800
2 x Airbus A380-800F
1 x Boeing 777-300
Destinations (international scheduled) Amman, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beirut, Birmingham, Cairo, Colombo,
Damascus, Dammam, Dhaka, Dar-es-Salaam, Delhi, Doha, ...
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 ...bus A310-300F
52 x Boeing 727-1 OOF
91 x Boeing 727-200F
31 x Boeing MD-11 Freighter
1x Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
36 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-1 OF
22 x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
Orders 10x Airbus A380-800F
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Main bases Memphis International
Hubs Brussels National. Hong Kong International, Memphis InternationalMiami International, Paris Charles de
Gaulle,
Destinatio...
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 ...F
44 x Airbus A310-200F
2 x Airbus A310-300F
31 x Boeing 727-1 OOF
94 x Boeing 727-200F
42 x Boeing MD-11 Freighter
49x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F
23x McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
Orders 10 x Airbus A380-800F
Main base Memphis International (MEM)
Hubs Miami International (MIA), Memphis International (MEM),
Indianapolis International (IND), Oakland International (OAK),
Anchorage Interna...
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 ...Aerodynamics and structure
AIRBUS A380-800 SPECIFICATIONS
Length (m)
Height (m)
Wingspan (m)
Wing area (m2)
Weights
Maximum take-off (kg) -800
-800F (standard)
-800F (option)
Maximum landing...
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 ...Air tra. •
are Alenia, Composites Technology
Research Malaysia (CTRM), EADS Socata,
EADS Sogerma, Eurocopter, Finavitec,
Fokker, Gamesa, GKN, Labinal, Saab, Sabca,
and Sonaca. Korea Aerospace Ind...
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 ...AIR TRANSPORT
PRODUCT STRATEGY PAUL LEWIS / SANTIAGO
Airbus devebpment set to
go down widebody route
Manufacturer to concentrate on stretched, shrunk and extended-range versions of A380
A330 frei...
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Cargo
monsters A new generation of super-freighters is on the way from Boeing and Airbus
GUY NORRIS/LOS ANGELES
AND JULIAN MOXON/PARIS
THE AIR cargo industry has been talking about i...
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 ...AiR CARGO
While it was launched together with the pas
senger version, service entry of the freighter is
set for 2 008, two years later than the A3 80-800.
This gives more time for development of t...
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 ...FIGHTERS
A Typhoon by any other name
Eurofighters in UK Royal Air Force service have been formally named
Typhoon. The fighter was branded Typhoon for export campaigns just
before the 2000 Farnboro...
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 ...is bigger ones. Bigger and better. The A380-800F will be able to fly significantly further than any
freighter currently in service. Carrying a higher payload than it's closest competitor. At a unit
...
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 ...bigger ones. Bigger and better. The A380-800F will be able to fly significantly further than any
eighter currently in service. Carrying a higher payload than it's closest competitor. At a unit
aerat...
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