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Delta executive says no fit for A380 in carrier's system
The Airbus A380, the world's largest jetliner, does not figure in the current plans of Delta Air Lines Inc, an executive at the carrier said on Monday, citing the reliability and efficiency of smaller aircraft. "We don't see an application for the A380 in our network," Steve Dickson, senior vice president for flight operations, said during an interview at the AIAA Aviation Forum in Atlanta. (www.reuters.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Go Delta! Now about all those 320s...
Asiana Airlines (OZ) is really making a push with its A380 service, especially in its TV ads in the U.S. ("It's all about you"). I haven't had the chance to try it out yet, but the A380 first class is truly lie-flat service for every seat, which is transformed into individual, private "cabins," a la sleeper cars on trains. It looks intriguing. Now of course they're based in Seoul and mostly serve the Pacific and Southeast Asia market, but for someone like me who's based in Hawai`i, it's definitely worth a serious look.
I have just been on the A380 on a flight from Frankfurt to Miami (my first flight on the A380) and I must say I am quite impressed with the low level of noise as well as the lack of vibration. The A380 obviously presents a new level of passenger comfort. Together with its lower fuel consumption the A380 certainly is a new class of its own.
Karl-Heinz Zahorsky, Commercial Pilot, N662TC
Karl-Heinz Zahorsky, Commercial Pilot, N662TC
I find it laughable that FF programs were initially developed to create passenger loyalty and, as it appears that airlines one by one, (example: DL first, now UAL) are choosing to switch to an monetary-based awards system making it extremely difficult to achieve reward levels . The very design of the FF program to promote loyalty has become extraneous. We will now choose based on fare and convenience and not go the "extra mile" -so to speak- to be loyal to those carriers that have essentially abandoned their Faithful Flyers...
A pity - A380 would have worked well from ATL - and reduced some congestion. No need to mention that it is a great aircraft, more comfortable than the 777.
The point of the A380 was to offer paying customers a product they may have dreaming of since the early days of air travel. It is for AIRBUS and it's customers to the books however some of the finest airlines have chosen to deploy this aircraft as a product among many on offer.
The A380 offers so much more than any current Boeing for passengers e.g. where upon a B787 can a passenger get a massage or go to a bar upstairs?
It is understandable for US carriers to shun anything that Boeing can offer but is the B747-8 the best they can offer?
The A380 offers so much more than any current Boeing for passengers e.g. where upon a B787 can a passenger get a massage or go to a bar upstairs?
It is understandable for US carriers to shun anything that Boeing can offer but is the B747-8 the best they can offer?