Airbus: A380 Will Save the Planet!

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Our superjumbo will save the planet, Airbus says
Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:45AM EDT

By Tim Hepher

LE BOURGET, France (Reuters) - Airbus attempted a green-friendly makeover of its A380 superjumbo on Tuesday, saying the world's largest airliner could save the planet.

Rapidly growing pressure to deliver cleaner planes is one of the main talking points at the Paris air show, as the industry hears public calls to tackle greenhouse emissions even while arguing jet travel is far from the worst offender.

Pressure came to a head at a meeting of global airlines lobby IATA earlier this month, when executives recognized they were losing the PR battle and set a challenge to jetmakers to go green. More...

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Who the hell is doing the marketing for Airbus? They must be on some good drugs.

Airbus is trying the market the A380 as a green airplane? HA!

This is my favorite:

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That prompted one British defense analyst to note that the gentle giant's biggest contribution to the environment so far had been to sit in the firm's hangars with its engines off.

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That prompted one British defense analyst to note that the gentle giant's biggest contribution to the environment so far had been to sit in the firm's hangars with its engines off.

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HAHAHAHA!

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That prompted one British defense analyst to note that the gentle giant's biggest contribution to the environment so far had been to sit in the firm's hangars with its engines off.

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This is why I love the Brit's and there great sense of humor!

....Ok, apparently EADS is living in a fantasy world.


Stay off the 'shrooms guys!