When airbus decided to take its new A380 passenger airplane on a worldwide tour in late March, Washington, D.C., was on the short list of stops. The European consortium that makes the airplane is trying to drum up business around the globe with what they called a "route-proving flight." With the airplane delivered two years late, any positive press is welcome. Gracing the skies over America's capital with the largest civilian airliner ever made—just before spring, no less—provided a photo opportunity the company couldn't pass up. Local aviation photographers wouldn't miss it either.
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