# World's biggest airliner completes maiden voyage **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 25, 2007, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583 "2007-10-25T07:46:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/21 "2007-10-25T12:49:16Z")
East coast ftw^^ ---
**Author:** ![Roush97](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roush97/32/7424_2.png) [@Roush97](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Roush97)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/22 "2007-10-25T12:57:52Z")
lol thank god for tax payer money or airbus would of been out of business a long time ago. the A380 went over 7 billion dollars already over it’s 12 billion dollar budget and 787 is going to crush it in term of sales. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/23 "2007-10-25T13:11:59Z")
Rumor has it, the A380’s first flight was off a giant conveyor runway. Just saying. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/24 "2007-10-25T13:12:12Z")
[quote=“Roush97,post:22,topic:37583"”] lol thank god for tax payer money or airbus would of been out of business a long time ago. the A380 went over 7 billion dollars already over it’s 12 billion dollar budget and 787 is going to crush it in term of sales. [/quote] Yeah, but it’s European tax dollars so who cares. They should get something for their $6 a gallon gas. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/25 "2007-10-25T13:16:26Z")
^Problem is that according to WTO “rules” government subsidies are not aloud so Boeing has to compete with this(Airbus) which may be part of the reason they didn’t win the gigantic contract. I have to compete with foreign companies everyday that get help from their government and it sucks bigtime. I don’t know why the US ignores the fact that other countries “cheat” all the time. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/26 "2007-10-25T13:18:24Z")
^ You mean like the US did for Boeing? [http://www.seattleweekly.com/1998-05-06/news/a-wing-a-prayer-and-a-bailout.php](http://www.seattleweekly.com/1998-05-06/news/a-wing-a-prayer-and-a-bailout.php) ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/27 "2007-10-25T13:19:08Z")
[quote=“Onyx Z32,post:4,topic:37583"”] The mile-high club is going to get many more members thanks to Airbus. [/quote] 🤣 :cjerk::hitit::suckoff: ---
**Author:** ![Roush97](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roush97/32/7424_2.png) [@Roush97](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Roush97)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/28 "2007-10-25T13:19:20Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:24,topic:37583"”] Yeah, but it’s European tax dollars so who cares. They should get something for their $6 a gallon gas. 🙂 [/quote] yea it is going to be very disappointing when the 787 stream rolls the A380 and the EU has to through more money into Airbus. ---
**Author:** ![Roush97](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roush97/32/7424_2.png) [@Roush97](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Roush97)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/29 "2007-10-25T13:20:36Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:26,topic:37583"”] ^ You mean like the US did for Boeing? [http://www.seattleweekly.com/1998-05-06/news/a-wing-a-prayer-and-a-bailout.php](http://www.seattleweekly.com/1998-05-06/news/a-wing-a-prayer-and-a-bailout.php) [/quote] not exactly the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![speedracer329](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedracer329/32/5058_2.png) [@speedracer329](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedracer329)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/30 "2007-10-25T13:24:07Z")
[quote=“Marcus,post:2,topic:37583"”] “uxurious suites, double beds and the quietest interior of any plane” Now thats what I call flying 🙂 [/quote] my parents just bought 1st class tickets to asia… $15grand per head… theres a reason i fly coach… ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/31 "2007-10-25T13:26:46Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:26,topic:37583"”] ^ You mean like the US did for Boeing? [http://www.seattleweekly.com/1998-05-06/news/a-wing-a-prayer-and-a-bailout.php](http://www.seattleweekly.com/1998-05-06/news/a-wing-a-prayer-and-a-bailout.php) [/quote] And Chrysler, etc, etc. If they threw a million or two my way, I would stop bitching.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/32 "2007-10-25T18:37:56Z")
Yep, the exact thing I want is to be absolutely guaranteed to be in line with 500+ other people at customs every time I fly to a different country. Oooh! Hopefully 2 will land at once so that I can be in line with 1000+ other people fighting for bags. Cool concept. Too bad very few airports in the world can take one of these things. It’s too big to fit. Maybe if they spit on it… ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/33 "2011-04-12T11:08:36Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > … Too bad very few airports in the world can take one of these things. It’s too big to fit. Fry was right: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2StZVDUck9M) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/34 "2011-04-12T11:25:06Z")
whoops… ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/35 "2011-04-12T11:25:45Z")
Wow, I read about this on the news but hadn’t watched the video yet. Little more than just a light tap there. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/36 "2011-04-12T11:34:34Z")
Was anyone in the CRJ? ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/37 "2011-04-12T11:39:01Z")
And here i was thinking that the media was blowing it out of proportion from a “light tap” ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/38 "2011-04-12T11:43:05Z")
I guess if you were on the 380 you might call it a light tap. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/39 "2011-04-12T12:07:12Z")
lol the 380 passengers probably didnt even feel it ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583/40 "2011-04-12T12:11:18Z")
That’ll buff out. ![http://nycaviation.com/newspage/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/airfrance-a380-damage-1-1024-620x462.jpg](http://nycaviation.com/newspage/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/airfrance-a380-damage-1-1024-620x462.jpg) [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worlds-biggest-airliner-completes-maiden-voyage/37583.md?page=3)