Will any of the US Air carriers fly the Airbus 380?

Question

I saw it was flying with different international airlines. Just wanted to know if it was coming to the United States? It seems to me that it could save the airlines money to have more passengers on one plane, which will cut down on total flights a day to the destination and many more things...I wouldn't expect it to fly Domestic...but def. internationally...What do you think?

Answer 1

Probably could get better answers in Cars and Transportation under the Aircraft subcategory, but I will give it a shot.

I don't think any US carriers are flying the A380, just because it is too big for what they need, they would rather fly say two 787's than one big aircraft. Everything would need to be adjusted like runway lengths. Some airports just don't have space to expand that much. Also if you have noticed, airlines try to fill up every space and every seat on an airplane, so it is better to fly smaller planes, so they could say fly two 777's at one time of the year and then in the off season change to a 777 and a 767 or a 757. With a larger aircraft, they are stuck with many extra seats, which means, less money made. These are some reasons why US airlines like Northwest and Coninental, just to name a few, are ordering the 787, which also has unsurpassed fuel savings.

UPS had some orders for the freighter version, but I believe they cancelled them for the 2yr+ delay on the A380.

Answer 2

With US carriers exiting bankruptcy protection, I don't think any of them would pay for such a large aircraft. Furthermore, I believe the 380 would be a huge gas guzzler, much like the Chevy Hummer. With that said, airlines are either to cheap to buy a plane that big or won't really need them. If a US carrier were to buy the 380, which route would they use it on? New York to Los Angeles, certainly not because the airlines couldn't possibly sell all the available seats and with the cost of gas. And if they were to use it on an international flight, all the seats won't be sold and flying it across an ocean just wouldn't cut the gas issue. That's why a lot of US carriers are opting for the fuel-efficient 787. Besides, the 787 is an American manufacturer, is it not?

Answer 3

No, no reason for it, only two US airlines fly the 747-400 United and Northwest and they use them on limited flights across the Pacfic. The A380 is just to big for any US airline, there is not need for a plane that large to be flown by a US airline.
US Airports will get the A380. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Memphis will all get the A380 from other airlines.
Maybe Orlando, Dallas, and Atlanta too.

Answer 4

Probably not.

A380 is a huge plane and it will probably cost the airlines a lot of money (to buy and maintain) The airports would also have to make changes to the terminals and runways to accommodate the huge airplane.

Answer 5

no they would use smaller planes like boeing 737, or 787. its more effective, they can have more planes going more places. they cost so much its only cost effective for international flights.