Lufthansa to operate A380 to US, Hong Kong nex= Hope it diverts to EWR.=0A=0ALufthansa to operate A380 to US, Hong Kong nex= t month=0AWednesday February 14, 2007 =0ALufthansa yesterday revealed detai= ls of its plan to take the A380 on a series of route-proving tests next mon= th that will include the jumbo jet's first landing in the US.=0AThe carrier= , which expects to take delivery of the first of 15 ordered aircraft in the= summer of 2009, said A380 number 007 will arrive in Frankfurt on March 17,= then carry approximately 500 "guests" to New York JFK two days later. Most= passengers will be Airbus and LH staff. The airline said the aircraft also= will visit Hong Kong, Washington Dulles and Munich, although it did not pr= ovide the schedule. The tests will conclude March 28.=0ALufthansa, which al= ready has worked with Airbus on evacuation, early long flight and cabin ser= vice tests, said its route-proving relationship is "exclusive."=0ABoth Airb= us and LH pilots will fly the aircraft, while employees from both companies= onboard will test inflight systems, air conditioning, lighting, acoustics = and other equipment. LH flight attendants will work the cabin.=0AIn Frankfu= rt, the airline "will rigorously test the entire ground infrastructure for = the A380," including comparing turnaround time with its other long-haul typ= es. It began constructing an A380 hangar at FRA last fall (ATWOnline, Sept.= 22, 2006).=0Aby Brian Straus