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Mon, Apr 25, 2005

A380 Maiden Flight Wednesday

Will Fly From Toulouse

More than 50,000 spectators are expected at the Airbus plant in Toulouse, France, Wednesday when the Airbus A380 takes to the sky for its first flight.

"The first flight will take place Wednesday, if weather permits and excluding a last-minute technical glitch," an Airbus spokeswoman told the Agence France news agency.

It will be the first flight in what's expected to be at least a year's worth of test flying, as airports around the world consider how they will accommodate the super-jumbo jet.

Already, governments involved in backing the Airbus giant are hailing it as a success -- even though it was $1.9 billion over-budget as of last December, according to the BBC.

The A380 began taxi tests last week in Toulouse. It's official public debut is scheduled for the Paris Air Show in June.

FMI: www.airbus.com

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