Airbus prepares party for A380

[Tyler]

Cost overruns and political bickering will be set aside on Tuesday at Airbus as the Toulouse-based planemaker unveils its mighty A380 double-decker, the biggest airliner ever built.

French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are among more than 5,000 guests invited for a first glimpse of the A380, which some airlines are betting will reshape the industry.

Read more about the A380 Airbus here (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7340160) and here (http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7340414).

[Dragon]

what the crap? i thought the a380 wan a leadtak 5950?

[Jason425]

LOL leadtek and 5950 are synonymous with pos...
anyway, boeing sucks balls.. which is unfortunate for us.. meh.. airplanes.. BORING.. *walks away*

[Tyler]

Haha, sorry, I think it's kind of cool because it's been talked about for a very long time. :)

[Jason425]

yea it's cool and all... but they're like BILLIONS of $.. . and i've only flown once... to hawaii.. :P