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Old May 4, 2008, 10:46 am
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danielonn
 
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The Airbus 380 the next Concorde?

It sounds to me that the Airbus 380 will be the next "luxury liner". It would be cool for an Airline to team up with a high-end hotel chain to design the cabin suites and have an airline-type lounge downstairs or upstairs with baths,computers,tvs and a bar with a buffet for meals. I imagine the A380 could be a cruise ship in the air. People will arrive well-rested as the suites will have comfortable leather seats with a massage feature,individual climate control, tv with meal ordering capabilities as well as plugs for their laptop,internet etc. Maybe the would have a network onboard where the laptop is plugged in so the passenger can print documents and have the business center attendant wlalk the document to the passenger or fax it for them.

This jet would be second to business jets. Families could enjoy flying as there could be activities downstairs in the lounge along with a "crying room" away from sleeping passengers for babies.

Any ideas?
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