Airbus A 380 is rolling

John,

Good grief! Now you'll have to get to the airport 4 hrs. early. Can
you imagine how long it would take to check in and board 800 people and
their luggage?


This is so funny. It reads like what one read in the trade magazines of
the late 60s about the 747. Exactly, almost word for word. Look at us
today: Does anyone think anything about boarding a 747 flight?

Ah, human nature and innovation...

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 10:25:16 +0200, Thomas Borchert
wrote:

Does anyone think anything about boarding a 747 flight?

Yes, I do.

Or rather, I don't, if I can help it.



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Thomas Borchert wrote:

This is so funny. It reads like what one read in the trade magazines of
the late 60s about the 747. Exactly, almost word for word. Look at us
today: Does anyone think anything about boarding a 747 flight?

yes. One reason I like RJ's and turboprop aircraft is the short time required
to load and unload the aircraft.

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Thomas Borchert writes:
Good grief! Now you'll have to get to the airport 4 hrs. early. Can
you imagine how long it would take to check in and board 800 people and
their luggage?


This is so funny. It reads like what one read in the trade magazines of
the late 60s about the 747. Exactly, almost word for word. Look at us
today: Does anyone think anything about boarding a 747 flight?

Ah, human nature and innovation...

Yeah, you notice that these planes have more than one door -- it would
be _so_ nice if airports would design gates to use multiple doors at
the same time...

(I know, some airports in Europe do this. Just not here.)

Chris
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Thomas Borchert writes:
Good grief! Now you'll have to get to the airport 4 hrs. early. Can
you imagine how long it would take to check in and board 800 people and
their luggage?


This is so funny. It reads like what one read in the trade magazines of
the late 60s about the 747. Exactly, almost word for word. Look at us
today: Does anyone think anything about boarding a 747 flight?

Ah, human nature and innovation...

Yeah, you notice that these planes have more than one door -- it would
be _so_ nice if airports would design gates to use multiple doors at
the same time...

(I know, some airports in Europe do this. Just not here.)

That's why the A380 should do well in Europe and Asia. They tend to use all
the doors available. It seems obvious.

Latest press release indicates the A380 should fly on Tueday or Wednesday.
They would like decent weather for the first flight, and these days are
predicted to have a slight break.

The plane is expected to be shown at the Paris Airshow in June. The longest
runway there is 10,000ft X 150ft. Otherwise ther is an 8700ft X 200ft. The
taxiways, hangars and parking spaces were built before jet airliners flew.

Quite a few exception planes fly at the Paris Airshow, including Antonov's, so
the 380 may not be the biggest one to use these facilities. I do not think any
demonstration flights are planned nevertheless - probably the state of
certification (just beginning the process) precludes this.

G Faris

Chris Colohan wrote:

Yeah, you notice that these planes have more than one door -- it would
be _so_ nice if airports would design gates to use multiple doors at
the same time...

(I know, some airports in Europe do this. Just not here.)

IIRC, they load 747s through multiple doors at JFK. The only time I flew one was
over 15 years ago, though, so my memory may be faulty. The procedure seemed to
be the same as that used at Frankfurt/M.

George Patterson
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mashed potatoes.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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IIRC, they load 747s through multiple doors at JFK.

They do at Logan as well (or at least, they did ten or fifteen years ago
when I was flying through there).

I don't know how common it is, but I have certainly seen 747s being boarded
across multiple jetways/doors at a time in the US. Of course, much of the
time they are boarded through a single door as well. And it does take
longer. Somehow, I think when the A380 is flying commercially, folks will
manage.

Pete

On 23 Apr 2005 12:15:30 -0400, Chris Colohan
wrote:


Yeah, you notice that these planes have more than one door -- it would
be _so_ nice if airports would design gates to use multiple doors at
the same time...

(I know, some airports in Europe do this. Just not here.)

There was great confusion, getting off the plane in Belize City, when
the flight attendant pointed out that we could "deplane" from the rear
door. For most of us, that was an entirely new concept.

Of course, what we "deplaned" on was the wheeled staircase, onto a
broiling surface. (102 degrees F was spoken of in the city that day.)



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