I don't agree with the congress critter but, Niraj, how the hell do you think the foreign ailrines will stop flying here? Do you honestly think airlines ordering the A380's will stop flying to the USA due to the lack of airports that can accommodate the aircraft? Did Air France and British (formerly BOAC) stop flying to the USA because they couldn't get their Concordes here? The article says FEDERAL funds. There's nothing to stop an airport from using state and local funds if they want the A380. David R -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Agarwalla, Niraj" <Niraj.Agarwalla@xxxxxxx> > 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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