Hey Baha... I think airlines that even consider ordering the A380 for long haul flights should seriously look at the gliding capabilities of the smaller leaner wide bodies like the A330/A340, 767/777 families. In a message dated 4/5/2002 12:03:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, bahadiracuner@yahoo.com writes: > Carlos, > the wing design that people have been complaining about all these years, > the issue of low cruise speeds might have helped in this incidence. > Remember, Airbus designed these birds to have a great range. I bet > that paid off in Azores. > > BAHA > Carlos Borda Carlos' Airliner Images! http://members.aol.com/upsplane/homepage.html http://airliners.net/search/photo.search?emailsearch=upsplane@aol.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>