I guess they don't want foreign airlines to come to the United States! -- Niraj Agarwalla -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mactan Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 6:27 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: US lawmaker wants limits on A380 airport upgrades It must be an election year! Tom -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mark Greenwood Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:29 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: US lawmaker wants limits on A380 airport upgrades This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=3D_NextPart_000_003C_01C6985B.3EE6D940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3D"US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Such narrow minded thinking Mark -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger LaFrance Sent: June 25, 2006 12:42 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: US lawmaker wants limits on A380 airport upgrades US lawmaker wants limits on A380 airport upgrades Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:49pm ET =3D20 Email This Article | Print This Article | Reprints=3D20 [-] Text = [+] WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - A senior Republican lawmaker i=3D nfluential on transportation matters said on Friday he wants Congress to pr=3D = ohibit U.S. airports from spending federal funds on upgrades to accommodate=3D the European-made superjumbo Airbus (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) = A38=3D 0.=3D20 "Until a U.S. airline chooses to acquire and operate the = passenger version =3D of the A380, foreign airlines that operate A380 passenger service to and fr=3D om the United States should pay for any needed = infrastructure improvements =3D at the airports they serve," U.S. Rep. John Mica, a Florida Republican, sai=3D d in a statement.=3D20 Mica is chairman of the House = of Representatives transportation subcommitte=3D e on aviation.=3D20 About = 50 percent of the cost for A380-related upgrades would be financed th=3D rough federal airport grants. So far, Los Angeles (LAX), New York's John F.=3D Kennedy, Miami and San Francisco are preparing for A380 passenger service.=3D Several other airports are evaluating A380 passenger and cargo development=3D to see if carriers they serve will fly it.=3D20 Airbus, a consortium = based in France, has struggled with its schedule to de=3D liver the $300 million double-decker aircraft to its foreign customers. The=3D first plane is scheduled for later this year with six- to seven-month deli=3D very = delays expected after that. A380 customers include Australia's Qantas =3D Airways, Dubai-based Emirates (EMAIR.UL: Quote, Profile, Research), China S=3D outhern (1055.HK: Quote, Profile, Research), and Singapore Airlines (SIAL.S=3D I: Quote, Profile, Research).=3D20 The A380 is slated to be the biggest passenger jet ever flown with room to =3D seat between 550 and 850 passengers, depending on its = configuration.=3D20 Because of the A380's size -- a 262-foot wingspan and a maximum takeoff wei=3D ght of 1.2 million pounds -- airports, in some cases, may have to widen run=3D ways and taxiways and restructure gate areas to handle more people.=3D20 Mica released findings of a Government Accountability Office report that = es=3D timated the cost to upgrade infrastructure at U.S. airports to accommodate =3D the A380 could reach $927 million, if major work is required.=3D20 One airport industry executive called the GAO figure high and included cost=3D s that may never be required. 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