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want2beaqui
Jan 17, 2007, 9:23 PM
Does anyone know when the first A380 will touch down in the states... even better would be SFO?
wong21fr
Jan 17, 2007, 9:27 PM
2012. That's about a good a guess as any.
habsfan
Jan 17, 2007, 9:48 PM
Does anyone know when the first A380 will touch down in the states... even better would be SFO?

The first A380's to touch down in North America will be at Montreal's Dorval International Airport. When, i'd guess in 2009 approx.?
want2beaqui
Jan 17, 2007, 11:00 PM
No word on SFO? They have been waiting for ever lol
Daquan13
Jan 17, 2007, 11:12 PM
I think it'll be Los Angeles or Washington, DC where the first A-380 will touch down on American soil.
Buckeye Native 001
Jan 18, 2007, 12:15 AM
Whenever it gets completed, I guess. It appears that they're constructing specialized gates at LAX's Terminal 3 to accommodate for its size.
Lexy
Jan 18, 2007, 12:53 AM
Whenever it gets completed, I guess. It appears that they're constructing specialized gates at LAX's Terminal 3 to accommodate for its size.

LAX may be the first to see it here due to their large amount of Asian flights each day. Perhaps NYC's airports will see one soon as well, but they have already been to Canada, so that should count here. Vancouver has already seen it!
staff
Jan 18, 2007, 1:31 AM
The first A380's to touch down in North America will be at Montreal's Dorval International Airport. When, i'd guess in 2009 approx.?
Didn't the A380 touch down at YVR in November or December last year? :)
WonderlandPark
Jan 18, 2007, 1:49 AM
LAX is one of the first "impacted' airports for the A380, that I know. LA World Airports thinks it will be, in fact, the first place for commercial use of the plane. SIA is first to get the plane and LAX-SIA is a biggie route for them, as it is for MAS, also on the A380 list (LAX-KUL is their most profitable route).
The Chemist
Jan 18, 2007, 4:17 AM
Didn't the A380 touch down at YVR in November or December last year? :)

Yes, and it was also in Iqaluit before that for cold weather testing back in early 2006.
want2beaqui
Jan 18, 2007, 4:18 PM
Well I live in so Cal and basically want to knwo when it will be in CA... i wanna see this thing in person... We've mfg parts for this plane and it will be awesome to finally see it... but to be honest i am more excited about 787