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Repaired and back in action at the show yesterday

Actually, getting that A380 back to the show in this short time should get Airbus some credit on it own. Anyone knows incidents happen, so a quick repair is also a sales argument.

And at any rate, a company that announces orders worth $72 billion at the show, can probably afford some laughs... :ok:

Shell Management??

He's probably enjoying a lunchtime drink or two, before setting off home behind the wheel to lecture us from his pc on the perils of those naughty French indulging in drinking and taxiing!;)

Quote:

KeysCapt,
I was told it was a towing accident. If you have a source for it being any different, let us know.

There are numerous references to this happening during taxi and not under tow. Here is one:
A380 Wing Clips Building While Taxiing at Le Bourget | Flying Magazine | The World

Here a quote:

Quote:

In the case of the A380, the aircraft's right-hand wing-top hit a structure during taxiing at Le Bourget. The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m. local time at the Victor taxiway.

Aviation Week

Just Google "A380 Paris incident" or similar and you will see pages of them.

EDIT: I've found other references that say the aircraft WAS under tow at the time, so I guess there is sufficient confusion to put this in some doubt.

Latest order score, airbus 586 boeing 47:ok:

They may be laughing at the mishap, but they are crying otherwise...

BOEING: 138 jets, mostly expensive widebodies, listed at $21.8 billion.
Real value about $12 billion.

AIRBUS: 730 jets, mostly smaller narrowbodies, listed at $72.2 billion.
Real value about $35 billion.

Airbus:
34 x A320s at list price $2.8 billion.

667 x A320neos at list price $60.9 billion.
(This brings the total A320neo tally of orders and commitments since launch to 1,029 jets, of which 668 with a list price of $61 billion, are firm orders.)

11 x A330s at list price $2.4 billion.

6 x A350s at list price $1.6 billion.

12 x A380 superjumbos at list price $4.5 billion.

Boeing:

Qatar Airways 6 x 777-300ERs
$1.7 billion
Previously booked and unidentified on Boeing Orders & Deliveries website

Undisclosed customer 15 x 747-8 Intercontinentals
$4.7 billion
Commitment

Undisclosed customer 2 x 747-8 Intercontinentals
$635 million
New at the Air Show

Air Lease Corp. 14 x 737-800s, 5 x 777-300ERs and 4 x 787-9s $4 billion
Commitment

Air Lease Corp. 6 x 737-800s
$485 million
New at the Air Show

Norwegian Air Shuttle 15 x 737-800s
$1.2 billion
New at the Air Show

Aeroflot 8 x 777-300ERs
$2.2 billion
Previously booked and unidentified on Boeing Orders website

Malaysia Airlines 10 x 737-800s
$808 million
Previously booked and unidentified on Boeing Orders website

GECAS 2 x 747-8 Freighters and 8 x 777-300ERs
$2.9 billion
Commitment

MIAT Mongolian Airlines 2 x 737-800s and 1 x 767-300ER
$245 million
Previously booked and unidentified on Boeing Orders website

UTair Aviation 33 x 737-800s and 7 x 737-900ERs
$3.2 billion
Commitment

Unless the perspective in the photos on t'other thread are misleading, it looks like a good job it stopped where it did! The taxiway appears to converge with the building?