This must-have book follows the Airbus A380 from it's birthplace in Toulouse to the first public appearance at the Paris Air Show and beyond. Carrying up to 800 passengers across three classes, the Superjumbo is set to revolutionize aviation travel, with bars, boutiques, duty-free shops, a 261 foot wingspan, all mounted on a body almost 240 feet long - the largest civilian airliner ever built. The first Asia tour, and first flights to Singapore, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Frankfurt, Dubai for the Dubai Air Show and the Asian Aerospace show are all here, plus full details of the testing processes: North American, and temperatures of -45 degrees C, hot desert flying, high altitude and humidity in Medelin, Columbia. From amazing aerial displays to the VIP tours be a witness to aviation history for this amazing aircraft, a leap forward in air travel.