Airbus A380 takes off

The flying elephant A380 takes off for maiden flight.The technology is very impressive and I think that's all there is to be excited about.

The superjumbo lives by it's name, oversized and overbudget an overhere.

Environmentalists are naturally concerned about this fuel guzzling monster of an airbus. I live under the Heathrow Airport flight path. It is predicted that by 2016, the A380 will account for one in eight flights out of Heathrow.

It appears that most of the changes will be mainly in the business and first class area of the airbus. The economy class, where most people spend their flight time, will not be different from an other commercial aircraft.

This is very fitting for a superjumbo, catering for super-fat-cats.