WSJ: LH To Launch A380 on FRA-JFK [merged first sheduled A380 destination thread]
Nov 8, 2009, 5:01 am
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Edit: Never mind.
Nov 8, 2009, 5:03 am
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Nov 8, 2009, 5:17 am
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Airbus A380 tour was very impressive, and I really enjoyed it, like lots of others.There were 5 of them, 2 x EK, 2 x LH and 1 AF, LH MD was on the right hand side when we entered the building, and on left was the EK, tail was sitting next to it, before entering the next fase in assembly.
There was the AF as 1st, LH 2nd (testing the avionics), and the EK with engines almost ready for roll out according to our tourguide.
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Nov 8, 2009, 5:26 am
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Rambuster, good afternoon.
Airbus A380 tour was very impressive, and I really enjoyed it, like lots of others.There were 5 of them, 2 x EK, 2 x LH and 1 AF, LH MD was on the right hand side when we entered the building, and on left was the EK, tail was sitting next to it, before entering the next fase in assembly.
There was the AF as 1st, LH 2nd (testing the avionics), and the EK with engines almost ready for roll out according to our tourguide.
Edwin
Tired but very happy
Airbus A380 tour was very impressive, and I really enjoyed it, like lots of others.There were 5 of them, 2 x EK, 2 x LH and 1 AF, LH MD was on the right hand side when we entered the building, and on left was the EK, tail was sitting next to it, before entering the next fase in assembly.
There was the AF as 1st, LH 2nd (testing the avionics), and the EK with engines almost ready for roll out according to our tourguide.
Edwin
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Nov 8, 2009, 6:11 am
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With 9 AF F seats, not so odd.
Nov 8, 2009, 7:36 am
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Nov 8, 2009, 7:52 am
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Nov 8, 2009, 8:11 am
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This *A is a marketing gimmick, that's it. IMHO, *A RIP.
Nov 8, 2009, 8:19 am
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Nov 8, 2009, 8:37 am
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Yeah. Told this the *A guys at the do in FRA and strangely enough they actually seemed genuinely surprised about it. Guess they don't actually fly much and if they do you don't notice all that when on a jumpseat..
Nov 8, 2009, 10:09 am
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Rambuster and SoG, what you are saying is exactly proving my point of view.
If *A wants to be more than just a "marketing gag" they are surely not achieving that by putting up borders between the member airlines. I have no idea what Mr. Antinori's vision of *A is, but a REAL alliance could never be build without contribution from the members.
So I see no way for each and every airline picking their raisins out of the network (fine if my SQ elite whatever members can fly F on miles at LH, UA, LX an all the others, but I will not give any F seats to other *A-customers).
I am curious what answer they will find to that. Wouldn't be surprised if the rule would be that only Y and C are available *A-wide. If thats a rule for the common network, why not?
Every other special-solution of the airlines putting up restrictions just how they like is not the way this alliance should go.
If *A wants to be more than just a "marketing gag" they are surely not achieving that by putting up borders between the member airlines. I have no idea what Mr. Antinori's vision of *A is, but a REAL alliance could never be build without contribution from the members.
So I see no way for each and every airline picking their raisins out of the network (fine if my SQ elite whatever members can fly F on miles at LH, UA, LX an all the others, but I will not give any F seats to other *A-customers).
I am curious what answer they will find to that. Wouldn't be surprised if the rule would be that only Y and C are available *A-wide. If thats a rule for the common network, why not?
Every other special-solution of the airlines putting up restrictions just how they like is not the way this alliance should go.
Nov 8, 2009, 10:54 am
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Hi there!
This is a friendly reminder to stay on topic: The inaugural LH A380 flight. If you want to discuss the advantages and (probably even more so) disadvantages of *A please start a new thread either in this forum or the *A forum.
Take care!
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This is a friendly reminder to stay on topic: The inaugural LH A380 flight. If you want to discuss the advantages and (probably even more so) disadvantages of *A please start a new thread either in this forum or the *A forum.
Take care!
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Nov 9, 2009, 4:57 pm
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