First Flight of the Air Bus A 380

by **CodeRed68** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:17 am

Somebody sent me this email w/pics the other day.. thought I'd pass along. What a way to travel!

by **Buliwyf** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:32 am

holy crap the lounge chair rocks

by **Tchinnychin** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:36 am

I'll just add that to the things I'll never be able to afford category. Looks sweet though.

by **cavalierlwt** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:47 am

I'm sure coach looks like coach on every other plane:

by **King** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:50 am

boarding for a flight like that must be a nightmare. Its also got to cost a fortune.

I'm willing to sacrifice comfort for faster travel. If they would come out with a Southwestern airlines version of Concorde then i'd be so greatful.

by **cavalierlwt** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:54 am

All I want for comfort is a seat with lumbar support and *two* armrests per person!

by **Sabres** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:30 am

holy shit!!! that looks so damn comfortable

by **Buliwyf** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:54 am

bet you still only get a bag of crackers

by **gowhitesox99** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:24 am

Damn, hot chicks on that plane too!!! Lemme at em...mile high club in style!

by **Cleatus703** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:45 am

It looks like a typical airplane builder puff piece - they only show first and business class, they include lounges and other grand concepts that never make it on to an operational airline flight because they take up space that could be used by paying passengers. All the 380 will really mean is longer waits to get through security (more people passing through), longer waits in an airport lounge (because it takes longer to board), and longer waits at baggage claim (more passengers = more luggage = more time to sort luggage and get it into baggage claim). And if you're flying internationally, just imagine the line at Customs with 1/3rd more passengers than a typical 747 or 777. So far, no US companies have signed on to buy the monster, so perhaps air travel in the US won't be completely messed up for a while longer.

by **cartboy519** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:08 pm

Looks cool, but yeah i am sure coach is like a sardine can! lol

by **cavalierlwt** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:11 am

The A380 is a *massive* failure financially. Apparently Airbus and Boeing both took different approaches designing their next-gen carriers. Airbus gambled that it would be better to move massive amounts of people from one major hub to another major hub (spoke and hub), Boeing bet that airlines would need smaller, more fuel efficient planes to go the more direct route between smaller airports (Point to Point).

Given the price of fuel, Boeing is absolutely killing Airbus with orders for their smaller fuel effecient plane called 'Dreamliner'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787

Tough luck for Airbus, as they actually took out a big govt loan to complete the A380 project.

Interesting stuff I suppose, but we're all (mostly) still doomed to fly packed like sardines, fighting with the a*hole next to us for that precious single armrest! :<

First Flight of the Air Bus A 380

First Flight of the Air Bus A 380

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