Reports fail to mention the delays the plane will face when it first enters service. This A380 is a completely new plane from top to bottom, thus there will be some serious teething pains when it enters service. Don't be surprised by flight delays. Not really a deal-killer. What would be a deal-killer, though, is if the aircraft does not meet performance specifications. =20 It's been noted that the A380 will cause delays in airports because of the wake turbulence the A380 will create. -- Niraj Agarwalla -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Hough Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 1:47 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: NYTimes.com: EADS Executives Meet, Seeking Ways to Right Airbus This page was sent to you by: psa188@xxxxxxxxx BUSINESS / WORLD BUSINESS | June 20, 2006 EADS Executives Meet, Seeking Ways to Right Airbus By KATRIN BENNHOLD Executives said the emergency meeting centered on technical and management problems that had led to delays in the flagship Airbus 380. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/20/business/worldbusiness/20airbus.html?e x=3D1151467200&en=3Dd14bb89621cbb31a&ei=3D5070&emc=3Deta1 ----------------- Advertisement -------------------------- <!-- ADXINFO classification=3D"text_ad" campaign=3D"foxsearch2006-emailtools08-nyt1"-->/--------- E-mail = Sponsored by Fox Searchlight Pictures ------------\ WATER - In theatres April 28th See the controversial film Time Magazine proclaims "A Triumph." Set in 1938 Colonial India, against Mahatma Gandhi's rise to power, Water begins when 8-year-old Chuyia is widowed and sent to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents, including a young widow, who falls for a Gandhian idealist. http://clk.atdmt.com/ORG/go/nwyrkfxs0040000009org/direct;at.orgfxs000008 92/01/ ----------------- Advertisement -------------------------- 0 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@xxxxxxxxxxxx NYTimes.com 500 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company