The bigger the project, the bigger the challenge and there’s never been anything bigger in commercial airline history. Marking the mighty A380 Airbus’ first international commercial flight was a project big enough to convince Singapore Airlines, that from a field of over 45 bidding Australian events companies, Colin Baldwin and his team had all the big ideas.
The Super-Jumbo arrived in Sydney Australia at 17:20 on Thursday 25 October to tumultuous passenger applause after a 71⁄2 hour flight that launched a new era in international travel. The big challenge Colin Baldwin and his team faced was to make the First Flight arrival celebrations live up to the massive sense of anticipation Singapore Airlines has created around the entry of the revolutionary Jetliner. This video was shot by Julius Grafton / CX Magazine.