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02-06-2006, 08:14 PM
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Jumbo jet's arrival called 'a milestone' Last updated Feb 6 2006 08:33 AM CST
CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/credit.html) The biggest passenger plane in the world arrived in Iqaluit Monday to brave the worst weather the city can offer. Dozens of people watched at the airport as the Airbus A380 landed in the city for five days of cold-weather testing. All commercial aircraft have to be tested for cold-weather performance before they can be certified, and Iqaluit, with its international airport and climate, is often used for the purpose. About 65 engineers, pilots and other Airbus employees from across Europe will be judging how well the engines and the cabin function in temperatures of -25 C or colder. The double-decker jumbo jet can carry 555 passengers, weighs 273 tonnes and has a wing span of 80 metres. It's scheduled to go into service later this year.
CBC Interactive: A380 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactive/airbus380/)"This is the first arrival of the Airbus A380 in North America," says John Graham, manager of the Iqaluit airport. "And honestly this is a milestone in the airport's history, a milestone for Canadian aviation." Nunavut's new minister of Economic Development and Transportation, Olayuk Akesuk, was among the people gathered at the airport to greet the crew. He says Airbus' decision to come to Iqaluit will put Nunavut on the map as a top cold-weather testing site. "I do believe this will help us out a lot," he says. "Hopefully we'll see some more planes that are new, and I think this is great, I think this will be one of the testings that will be successful and if it is successful we'll probably have more planes coming in here." The A380, built in Toulouse, France, has already been tested for high altitudes in South America and for high temperatures in the Middle East.
http://www.cbc.ca/north/story/a380-test-06022006.html
EDIT : here are some more pics : http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=15328&view=previous
Jumbo jet's arrival called 'a milestone' Last updated Feb 6 2006 08:33 AM CST
CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/credit.html) The biggest passenger plane in the world arrived in Iqaluit Monday to brave the worst weather the city can offer. Dozens of people watched at the airport as the Airbus A380 landed in the city for five days of cold-weather testing. All commercial aircraft have to be tested for cold-weather performance before they can be certified, and Iqaluit, with its international airport and climate, is often used for the purpose. About 65 engineers, pilots and other Airbus employees from across Europe will be judging how well the engines and the cabin function in temperatures of -25 C or colder. The double-decker jumbo jet can carry 555 passengers, weighs 273 tonnes and has a wing span of 80 metres. It's scheduled to go into service later this year.
CBC Interactive: A380 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactive/airbus380/)"This is the first arrival of the Airbus A380 in North America," says John Graham, manager of the Iqaluit airport. "And honestly this is a milestone in the airport's history, a milestone for Canadian aviation." Nunavut's new minister of Economic Development and Transportation, Olayuk Akesuk, was among the people gathered at the airport to greet the crew. He says Airbus' decision to come to Iqaluit will put Nunavut on the map as a top cold-weather testing site. "I do believe this will help us out a lot," he says. "Hopefully we'll see some more planes that are new, and I think this is great, I think this will be one of the testings that will be successful and if it is successful we'll probably have more planes coming in here." The A380, built in Toulouse, France, has already been tested for high altitudes in South America and for high temperatures in the Middle East.
http://www.cbc.ca/north/story/a380-test-06022006.html
EDIT : here are some more pics : http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?t=15328&view=previous