New Airbus Luxury Superjumbo Makes First Landing In U.S.

New Airbus Luxury Superjumbo Makes First Landing In U.S.

Airbus's A380 superjumbo touched down at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday, marking the first commercial arrival of the giant, double-decker passenger plane on U.S. soil.

The Emirates aircraft, carrying 489 passengers in varying degrees of luxury, landed smoothly and on time after a 13-1/2-hour flight from Dubai.

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