A380 inflight boutiques are just pie in the sky

12-May-2008

With the A380’s arrival there has never been so much space available on board a civil aircraft. But, despite some initial airline hype, duty-free is not seeing any radical transformation. Kevin Rozario investigates

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The much-heralded A380 is a giant step in the development of civil aviation. It offers a new class of aircraft that is significantly more fuel-efficient and quieter than its predecessors,

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