MTOW 1,238,998 Per Airbus Site Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liam Tully" <lrtully@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Allan9" <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx>; "The Airline List" <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 4:58 AM Subject: A-380 - thought I would change the subject. > Of course! It's a "chicken v's egg" kinda problem. > What do you fix first - the "airfield" or the "terminal". > You cant have one without the other. Fixing both to > accom. an A380, will be a very daunting task for > most airports, with the possible exception of DXB. > Then again, where is Emerites going to use all > those 380's they have on order - LAX - I doubt it! > I wonder if the planning folks at HKG or OSA or > any other "new" airport, took into account an acft. > of this size and MTOW? Not to mention, the ATC > related issues....Just my 2 bit's worth - I'am sure > no expert on the subject, by any means. One thing > is FOR SURE - you wont get me on an A380 - I > would never be able to find my seat! Can you > imagine waiting for your bag(s) after a LHR-SYD > flight.......OHMIGAWD! > > Does anyone know how many "horse-shoe" seats > are on this aircraft - cannot find that info. on the > Airbus site. > > Liam. > YVR. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allan9" <exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: "The Airline List" <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Liam Tully" > <lrtully@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:56 PM > Subject: Re: DFW TOWERS- how many? 3 TOWERS. > > > > In my opinion "terminal surgery" is incidental. If you can't land them > and > > get them to the gate area you can have the biggest terminal in the > universe > > and it don't matter. > > Al > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Liam Tully" <lrtully@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:11 PM > > Subject: Re: DFW TOWERS- how many? 3 TOWERS. > > > > > > > Only after some major "terminal surgery".... > > > > > > Liam. > > > YVR. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> > > > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:56 PM > > > Subject: Re: DFW TOWERS- how many? 3 TOWERS. > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 12/3/2003 12:47:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, > > > > lrtully@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > > > > << And of course the obvious Canadian choice > > > > would be our infamous YMX - they could > > > > handle 10 at a time....NOW! >> > > > > > > > > ROTFLMAO. Do you think any of the big 3 Y-- airports are A380 > > candidates? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >