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"Snag on A380 Deliveries"
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Snag on A380 Deliveries
By JOE SHARKEY
The New York (NY) Times
Virgin Atlantic, which had been one of the initial customers for the
Airbus super-jumbo A380 jet in 2006, put off deliveries for more than a
year of the six planes it had ordered. Airbus has said it has more than
125 orders for the A380. Virgin, a unit of the Virgin Group said it
delayed deliveries because not enough world airports - including Los
Angeles International - had begun making renovations necessary to
accommodate the huge double-deck plane, which will carry from 550 to
more than 850 passengers, depending on how it is configured. Los Angeles
is considered a vital link because the A380 will be used on many
trans-Pacific flights.
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