Chirac meets superjumbo team

President Jacques Chirac was travelling to Airbus headquarters in southwest France today to congratulate the European team behind the maiden flight of the A380 superjumbo jet.

The high-profile aviation success with the four-hour test flight on Wednesday offers Chirac a handy tool to promote the benefit of French co-operation with Europe in his campaign for a “yes” vote in next month’s national referendum on the EU Constitution.