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Dubai, U.A.E.-based airline Emirates has finished a week-long test of the Airbus A380 at Dubai International Airport, which included 100 tests and involved more than 2,000 people. The airline, which will start its first Houston-to-Dubai flights in December, tested boarding, in-flight catering, cargo operations, refueling, security and a host of other vital systems on the behemoth.
Airline officials say the turnaround time for the mammoth airplane was about 90 minutes between flights. Emirates used double-decker aerobridges to move passengers on and off the plane.
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Dubai, U.A.E.-based airline Emirates has finished a week-long test of the Airbus A380 at Dubai International Airport, which included 100 tests and involved more than 2,000 people. The airline, which will start its first Houston-to-Dubai flights in December, tested boarding, in-flight catering, cargo operations, refueling, security and a host of other vital systems on the behemoth.
Airline officials say the turnaround time for the mammoth airplane was about 90 minutes between flights. Emirates used double-decker aerobridges to move passengers on and off the plane.
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