----- Original Message ----- From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 19:03 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] Airbus 380: They're Doing it Again > In a message dated 12/4/2003 9:02:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, > mmontano@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > << The other thing is that the A380 has an awesome range. While many parts > of East-Asia are just on the fringe of of non-stop range from the US > with existing 747-400s and now A340-500/600s, the A380 puts it all > within non-stop range. There will be no more technical stops in > Anchorage/Vancouver/Hawaii and JFK/HKG will become a year-around normal > flight. >> > > Um, I believe the A345 has longer range than the A380 will have, and SIN-LAX > nonstops with the 380 will be a stretch A340-500: 8,650 nm A380: 7,800 nm A380HGW (High Gross Weight): 8,150 nm So, even though Alireza is wrong on his choice of drink (i.e. thinks AmWest does wrong serving Pepsi), he is right here. Question: The A340-500 range is with 313 pax; does anybody know what it is with SQ's configuration (181 pax)?