Biggest jet set for fly past display; AVIATION.Byline: PETER WOODMAN THE world's biggest passenger plane will make its first appearance over Ulster skies this week. The 555-seat Airbus A380, whose wings are made in the UK, will put on a display at the Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. International Airshow at Portrush, Co Antrim, on Saturday. It will also fly over the George Best Belfast City airport and over Edinburgh and Prestwick airports in Scotland as well as passing above Birmingham and above Airbus UK's Broughton plant in North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. . The A380 will not touch down but will perform what is known as an approach-and-go manoeuvre where the aircraft will come in as if landing, but climb before touching down. It entered service in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , whose superjumbo destinations include Heathrow. CAPTION(S): TRAIL BLAZER Airbus A380 |
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