When will the first Airbus A380 be flown in the US and for what airline?
2007-01-01 01:41:29 · 7 answers · asked by Mr. Girl Liker 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Singapore Airlines is supposed to get the first one by this fall, but I doubt they'd fly it on a domestic U.S. route. I don't think any U.S. airlines have ordered any.
2007-01-01 01:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engined airliner manufactured by EADS (Airbus S.A.S.) It first flew on April 27, 2005 from Toulouse in France. Commercial flights are scheduled to begin in 2007 after lengthy delays. During much of its development phase, the aircraft was known as the Airbus A3XX. The nickname Superjumbo has become associated with the A380.
The A380's upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage. This allows for a spacious cabin with 50% more floor space than the next largest airliner, the Boeing 747-400, and provides seating for 555 people in standard three-class configuration or up to 853 people in full economy class configuration.[1] Two models of the A380 are available. The A380-800, the passenger model, is the largest passenger airliner in the world,[2] superseding the Boeing 747. The other launch model, the A380-800F, will be one of the largest freight aircraft and will have a payload capacity exceeded only by the Antonov An-225.[3]
The A380-800 has a maximum range of 15,000 kilometres (8,000 nmi, sufficient to fly from Chicago to Sydney nonstop), and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h or 560 MPH at cruise altitude),[2] similar to that of the Boeing 747. There is only 10 Airbus A380-800F.....
2007-01-01 09:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by Izzat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The end of 2007. Subsequent routes for Singapore Airlines may include the Singapore–San Francisco route via Hong Kong, as well as direct flights to Paris and Frankfurt. Qantas has announced it will use the A380, in a 501-seat configuration, on its Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles routes. Air France's aircraft will be used on the Paris to Montreal and New York routes.
2007-01-01 14:25:09 · answer #3 · answered by iroc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UPS and FEDEX have both ordered the Airbus A380-800F (F stands for Freighter) i am not sure if any commercial aviation airlines (passenger) have ordered them. 2007 is the target date for the first passenger flight of the A380, scheduled to be serviced by Singapore Airlines
2007-01-01 14:15:26 · answer #4 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it will be Singapore Airlines to LAX. There will not be any domestic operators for these, as of yet. The airport bridges for the major airports that will allow planing/deplaning have allready been built and delivered by Thyssenkrupp Airport Systems.. I believe New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, and Dallas currently have the capability to land one. More bridges are on the way.
2007-01-01 11:05:18 · answer #5 · answered by Shawn M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the infrastructure exists yet, I think legally they need a weird double airstairs for the upper and lower level for emergency evac. Seems like every other week orders are being dropped for them. Airbus is gonna lose their can big time over this debacle.
2007-01-01 09:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by baron_von_party 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Izzat, did you even read the question? It's boneheads like you that make it hard to want to use Yahoo! answers. If all you want is the two points, then please don't waste all the band width. Just type one word. By the way, UPS has orders for them, but since the plane keeps being delayed, the target year of 2010 is not a sure thing.
2007-01-01 12:01:56 · answer #7 · answered by Me again 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋