Fly Air Bus A380 - Emirates Airline
Dubai-based Emirates has announced it would launch the world's largest commercial passenger aircraft Airbus A380 beginning June 1, 2009 to meet the growing traffic to Canada.
Toronto was not originally on Emirates' map of destinations for its next generation Airbus A380. But in the absence of additional flights, Emirates was forced to use the big bird to increase its capacity to Toronto this summer. It currently flies a long haul Boeing 777-300ER on the route, and the A380 will add about 400 seats a week.
Toronto was not originally on Emirates' map of destinations for its next generation Airbus A380. But in the absence of additional flights, Emirates was forced to use the big bird to increase its capacity to Toronto this summer. It currently flies a long haul Boeing 777-300ER on the route, and the A380 will add about 400 seats a week.
The Aiguille du Midi mountain in France
The Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.
The cable car to the summit, the Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1035m to 3842m. It travels from Chamonix to the top of the Aiguille du Midi – an altitude gain of over 2,800 m – in 20 minutes. An adult ticket from Chamonix (as of March 21th 2009) is €40 return.
The cable car to the summit, the Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1035m to 3842m. It travels from Chamonix to the top of the Aiguille du Midi – an altitude gain of over 2,800 m – in 20 minutes. An adult ticket from Chamonix (as of March 21th 2009) is €40 return.
