Mentors Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 TOULOUSE, France (AFP) â?? Airbus on Monday delivered the first of its A380s, the world's biggest passenger jet, to Singapore Airlines, 18 months behind schedule but with both sides hailing the major advance in air travel. The 73-metre-long (239-feet) superjumbo was handed over in a ceremony at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse in southern France. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gy-91EpP4G_0J-vrjaUTembbYtoQ i hope i will not have to seat in this monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 As a Singapore Airlines frequent flier I'll probably get to admire it from a distance. No current plans to fly to any of the "hubs" though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Not impressed. When the gator freighter arrives, just that many more in the cue to Immi and baggage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damen Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Nice Avatar. Wait until next year :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 i am in Singapore currently. hope to see it when i fly out of Changi next weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 ...., just that many more in the cue to Immi and baggage! And that many more deaths should one ever, god forbid, crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Late and over budget! Special gates will have to be manufactured at each airport. Someone will have to pay for that. The ticket customers? Will this be another Concorde where a limited number are produced? Is Singapore Airlines a subsidized airline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 ....' date=' just that many more in the cue to Immi and baggage![/quote']And that many more deaths should one ever, god forbid, crash. It still would not match the Tenerife crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 But if two crash as in Tenerife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 ....Will this be another Concorde where a limited number are produced?.... "Seventeen airlines have ordered the A380, including an order from aircraft lessor ILFC. Total orders for the A380 stand at 190, of which 165 were firm as of 30 September 2007. Orders for the freighter model reached 27 but dwindled to zero following the production delays. Airbus expects to sell a total of 750 aircraft, and estimated break-even at 420 units, increased from 270 due to the delays and the falling exchange rate of the US dollar. In April 2007, Airbus CEO Louis Gallois said that break-even had risen further, but declined to give the new figure. Industry analysts anticipate between 400 and 880 sales by 2025. As of 2006, the list price of an A380 is US$ 296 to 316 million, depending on equipment installed." 55 of the current orders are from Emirates, waay more than any other airline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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