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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 1:11 pm
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Originally Posted by alex0683de
I can only say something on this topic. As of now, there are no orders for the A380 from US-based passenger carriers yet. The only US-based customers are UPS, FedEx and ILFC.

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I guess the main issue for US carriers was their shaky financial situation. The A380 is expensive, and a pretty big (no pun intended) bet.
I grabbed Larry Kellner at this past weekend's CO DO and specifically asked him his opinion of the A380. His answer was "I can think of better ways to spend $ 15 Billion. You can make money with it on the weekend, but what do you do with it during the week?"
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