IT’S unclear at this stage if the pilot behind the controls of Airbus’ own superjumbo test aircraft still has his licence to operate the world’s biggest passenger aircraft.
Photos from last week’s incident (TD Tue) in which the A380 stuck a building at the Paris Air Show are now starting to appear online (pictured right), showing the wing of the aircraft lodged firmly in the structure.
Fortunately, Airbus was able to still operate the aircraft, less the wingtip, which was replaced at its Toulouse headquarters overnight by a team of 30, before returning to the show the next day.