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Friday, November 9, 2007 12:00 AM

Ask the pilot

Oversized and overhyped, the world's biggest plane is here. Is the Airbus A380 the "most hideous airliner ever conceived"?
By Patrick Smith

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  • Friday, November 9, 2007 05:08 AM

    Virgin and Singapore

    Singapore Airlines unveiled those pretty double-bed cabins on its A380s, only to announce (with a typically Singaporean, have-fun-and-we'll-cane-you-and-not-in-a-nice-way perspective on life) that passengers are not allowed to fool around. What a gift for Richard Branson! This all but ensures that Virgin Atlantic will place a condom on the pillow on board its aircraft to seize the competitive advantage.

    —s. sen Read s. sen's other letters

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