Airbus A380 superjumbo to show at China's aviation exhibition
22/10/2008 17:04
Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, will be at the 7th China
International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition for three days.
The
exhibition takes place in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, Guangdong
Province starting Nov. 4, organizers of the exhibition said.
It will be the
airplane's second trip to China; it is coming from France. The A380 carried
2,000 tents this May for people left homeless by the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in
Sichuan.
The super-jumbo jet, which is scheduled to arrive in Zhuhai on Nov.
3, will be on static display and will also perform flying demonstrations. Some
visitors will be invited aboard.
The A380 was displayed around major Chinese
cities last October.
The double-deck jetliner, developed by French aircraft
manufacturer Airbus, can seat 525 passengers. It boasts energy efficiency as
less than three liters of fuel is consumed to sustain 100 kilometers of flight
per passenger.
Till now, eight A380s have been delivered to Singapore
Airlines, Emirates Airline and Qantas Airline. Five of the planes will be
delivered to China Southern Airlines in early 2009.
Xinhua
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