Airbus: Super jumbo worth the wait

AIRBUS bosses dodged questions about the company’s financial affairs as its super jumbo double-decker A380 took to the skies for its first public flight yesterday.

About 200 people boarded the plane for a two-hour tour around the company’s base at Toulouse in France.

The plane, dubbed the Green Giant by its European creators due to its comparative fuel efficiency and low carbon emissions, was billed as the flagship of the 21st century by A380 programme head Mario Heinen.