Bob
September 1st, 2007, 20:02
I can't believe WP hasn't posted this scoop.
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Bangkok Post:
A tip of an Airbus A380's wing scraped a repair building of the Suvarnabhumi Airport during its test fly on Saturday morning.
Airbus let Thai Airways International (THAI) use the world's largest passenger plane in the trial flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
The plane - which arrived in Thailand on Friday as part of an Asian tour to promote sales - carried 150 VIP guests, businessmen and reporters. It was scheduled to leave the airport at 9.45am.
Its tip hit the building when it was on the taxiway, officials said.
There were no reports of injuries.
THAI president Apinan Sumanaseni said minor damage occurred to the wing and it was expected to take an hour to fix the damage.
The pilots were not blamed for the damage. Mr Apinan said the accident occurred because the jet is so large, needing more space on the taxiway.
THAI has ordered six A380 airbuses to be delivered in the next two years.
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Not in the article: The pilot, Somchai Can'tseedadoor, a former tuk tuk driver, fled the scene after the accident, leaving behind the night market amulet he had recentlly purchased. When detained later, he blamed the falang operator of the overhead garage door.
Meanwhile, the military junta offered in explanation that the taxi way lines had been painted by a close associate of former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
Closer to home, the co-pilot blamed the distraction caused to the crew caused by a first class passenger, Leutenant Colonel (recently demoted) Homitern, who was demanding that pilot Somchai sit on his face so he could guess his weight.
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Bangkok Post:
A tip of an Airbus A380's wing scraped a repair building of the Suvarnabhumi Airport during its test fly on Saturday morning.
Airbus let Thai Airways International (THAI) use the world's largest passenger plane in the trial flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
The plane - which arrived in Thailand on Friday as part of an Asian tour to promote sales - carried 150 VIP guests, businessmen and reporters. It was scheduled to leave the airport at 9.45am.
Its tip hit the building when it was on the taxiway, officials said.
There were no reports of injuries.
THAI president Apinan Sumanaseni said minor damage occurred to the wing and it was expected to take an hour to fix the damage.
The pilots were not blamed for the damage. Mr Apinan said the accident occurred because the jet is so large, needing more space on the taxiway.
THAI has ordered six A380 airbuses to be delivered in the next two years.
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Not in the article: The pilot, Somchai Can'tseedadoor, a former tuk tuk driver, fled the scene after the accident, leaving behind the night market amulet he had recentlly purchased. When detained later, he blamed the falang operator of the overhead garage door.
Meanwhile, the military junta offered in explanation that the taxi way lines had been painted by a close associate of former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
Closer to home, the co-pilot blamed the distraction caused to the crew caused by a first class passenger, Leutenant Colonel (recently demoted) Homitern, who was demanding that pilot Somchai sit on his face so he could guess his weight.