Great white bird!!!

[zrath]

Today, I did something I haven't done in a long, long, long time.
I bought a newspaper.
Apparently, an A380 landed at LAX yesterday.
AND NOBODY TOLD ME!!
Ah well...

Behold the world's largest commercial airliner.
Ain't he a beaut?
This one is loaded with test gear and water tanks.
Another A380 landed at JFK in New York, that one staffed and operated by Lufthansa personnel.
Onboard were Airbus employees, Lufthansa frequent flyers and other VIPs.
Word is LAX sucks at handling the A380 and needs to get its shit together if it wants to see regular service.
And Qantas wants LAX to get its shit together because they're getting the A380 and using LAX as a hub.
Virgin Atlantic too. You hear me LAX? Get it together! You're old and outdated! Evolve or die!

Comments

[araquan.livejournal.com]

Well, Asia is the place where we saw the 747 fitted out as a short-haul, almost commuter plane- remember the 747SR and 747-400D. That's also about the only place that was buying the 777-300, really.

The A380 makes the most sense for either insanely dense routes or insanely long ones... Which is why the Asian and Australian carriers are going gaga over 'em. I expect Airbus will eventually make money on the things, but I would expect Boeing will sell more of its 747-8s in the end.

Hmm. I see that Boeing has stopped making the MD-95... er... 717.