China's - Orient Aviation

NOVEMBER 2007CONTENTSO R I E N T A V I AT I O N V O L U M E 1 5 , I S S U E 0 2COVER STORY14 A380 in businessSingapore Airlines enteredthe history books withthe first commercialflight of the A380Also:15 Queen of the skies16 Suite success for SIA20 A380 boss a man of extremes24 A380’s humble beginnings30 ‘Green giant’s’ hush-hush arrivalin SydneyENVIRONMENTCARGO UPDATE42 Smaller is beautiful for JAL Cargo32 Air New Zealand to test bio-jet fuel inB747-40032 Europe refuses to move on emissionstradingNEWS BACKGROUNDER36 Lifting of EU’s Garudaban under threatCOMMUTER AVIATION62 Twin Otter making a comebackEXECUTIVE INTERVIEW38 Air Astana president,Peter Foster6 ORIENT AVIATION NOVEMBER 2007