THE WORLD'S LARGEST COMMERCIAL AIRLINER THE AIRBUS A380 LANDS AT VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING TEST FLIGHT
Experimental test pilot, Captain Frank Chapman (British) answers reporters questions after landing the world's largest commercial airliner the 555-seat Airbus A380 on schedule after a nonstop flight from Sydney, Australia to YVR, Vancouver International Airport in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 29, 2006. Powered by four Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines the A380 makes its only stop in North America and will finish technical route proving exercises upon completing the final leg to home base in Toulouse, France. (UPI Photo/Heinz Ruckemann)
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