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[AceMaxwell]

whether of not the A380 succeeds, i have this to say: screw the flying potato!!!

[Tump]

Originally posted by wdleiser
listen people, Airports such as LHR and NRT need the A380... EDDF is getting there too. They are all very slot restrictive. Now you try and tell me how an airline can ups it frequencies with 2 777's or 787's from LHR to JFK when there are no more available slots.

You forget something. Airports are places that can grow, can get full, can be build, can be demolished. If you're expecting that the current airports won't be enlarged or new ones build, you are wrong.

[Jankstar]

the A380 will be a great sucsess,
the fact that us-airline can t acieve it and their airline could use a 787 better doesnt say anything.
The a380 is designed for routes betwin the main hubs, this concept is still very common and in europe-asian traffic their are only a few hours to flight so its start and land in day time.

The reason because A380 is needed are the few slots left at airport like heathrow.

[wdleiser]

Originally posted by Tump

Originally posted by wdleiser
listen people, Airports such as LHR and NRT need the A380... EDDF is getting there too. They are all very slot restrictive. Now you try and tell me how an airline can ups it frequencies with 2 777's or 787's from LHR to JFK when there are no more available slots.

You forget something. Airports are places that can grow, can get full, can be build, can be demolished. If you're expecting that the current airports won't be enlarged or new ones build, you are wrong.

You also forget this.... now if Virgin wants to increase the amount of passengers to the US from Heathrow it cannot simply add another flight. The treaty between the US and UK restricts the 4 airlines (BA,AA,UA,VS) to a certain amount of flights a day between Heathrow and US destinations. They do not restrict the amount of passengers though.

[AirKevin]

Originally posted by S.A. 13

Originally posted by EuropAir
One word: CARGO

Isn't the 747 more fit for cargo, being that it would be much cheeper to buy and convert with so many out there, or will the dreded "s" word (subsidies) pop out?

The 747 was meant to be a cargo plane, and I can't remember why it became a passenger plane. Book's right under my dictionary in front of me, too.

[Atlantic_Air]

Originally posted by Jankstar
the A380 will be a great sucsess,
the fact that us-airline can t acieve it and their airline could use a 787 better doesnt say anything.
The a380 is designed for routes betwin the main hubs, this concept is still very common and in europe-asian traffic their are only a few hours to flight so its start and land in day time.

The reason because A380 is needed are the few slots left at airport like heathrow.

true. but still, on higher density routes in the united states, wouldn't the a380 also be suitable?