DALCE From Netherlands, joined Feb 2007, 1596 posts, RR: 7 Reply 6, posted (8 months 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 13993 times:
I hope BA will operate it to AMS too! If LHR is closed down for some reason we tend to see a lot of BA heavies at AMS, so it might be an option to send her to AMS too
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migair54 From Spain, joined Jun 2007, 1280 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (8 months 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 13928 times:
I´m sure they will fly the A380 to many stations to make some media coverage, Madrid is logical choice they will have easy acces to the T-4 using IB handling for the job, maybe in CDG and FRA getting a long haul parking will be a bit more difficult, but i´m sure they will fly them once or twice. I´m sure we will see the A380 in BCN as well...
Thijs1984 From Netherlands, joined Mar 2007, 50 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (8 months 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 13869 times:
Quoting DALCE (Reply 6): I hope BA will operate it to AMS too! If LHR is closed down for some reason we tend to see a lot of BA heavies at AMS, so it might be an option to send her to AMS too
That would be a nice surprise to see. But i wont count on it yet
As RTM will be a part of the BA network as from the 9th of December this year, it would be a nice "test" to sent the A380 to a smaller regional airport :p And with a avarage turnaround time of more than 90 minutes as currently planned, there is also enough time to turnaround a A380 for these short flights. /dreammode off :p
I Think CDG or MAD are the most likely first destinations to see the A380
jumpjets From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2012, 487 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (8 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 11963 times:
I hope they will also think of some domestic flights too -I don't think GLA or EDI have any A380 visitors so it would be good to see it landing there. I guess MAN folk are a bit blase about the A380 with their daily EK flight so the impact of a BA flight would be less.
Plane Holland From Netherlands, joined Oct 2000, 431 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (8 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 11459 times:
No way they will send the A380 to AMS. Maybe one time as a stunt but that would be it. The nearest widebody (777) destinations (not the 767) are most likely to get a visit.
KaiTak747 From Switzerland, joined Aug 2012, 151 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (8 months 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 11220 times:
Great news! My money is on MAD for obvious reasons, but it would be great to see them on domestic routes such as GLA and EDI.
Maybe it will replace 747s on shorter routes, maybe DME? IIRC that is only 4-5 hours. Very unlikely though as the first route would have to be multiple rotations for it to work well for crew training.
brilondon From Canada, joined Aug 2005, 3271 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (8 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 7682 times:
Quoting jumpjets (Reply 9): I hope they will also think of some domestic flights too -I don't think GLA or EDI have any A380 visitors so it would be good to see it landing there. I guess MAN folk are a bit blase about the A380 with their daily EK flight so the impact of a BA flight would be less.
I don't think that they would go to airports that do not have A380 gates. The familiarization flights would be to say CDG, MAD, FRA, and AMS.
drgmobile From Canada, joined Aug 2006, 504 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (8 months 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 6158 times:
The most fascinating thing about this article is what it says about Qantas' advice to have pilots be familiar with fly by wire first. Interesting peculiarity of having Boeing crews move to Airbus at the top of the chain.
Also, so some BA A320 crews may leapfrong those on long-haul Boeings in getting into the A380?
RyanairGuru From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 2672 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (8 months 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 6139 times:
Quoting drgmobile (Reply 16): so some BA A320 crews may leapfrong those on long-haul Boeings in getting into the A380?
That's the way it seems
It isn't just QF BTW, I know EK (at least initially) moved 330/340 pilots over, leaving the 777 pilots on Boeing. I think they know draw from both fleets.
CX Flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6364 posts, RR: 56 Reply 20, posted (8 months 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 5458 times:
Not at all surprising in fact I would be surprised if that wasn't the case!!
Hasn't every A380 operator so far launched their 380 services with shorthaul flights?
I think he is suggesting it couldnt be turned within current paving and infrastructure to allow it to get off the runway and allow it to ever take off again without running over grass.
skipness1E From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2007, 2423 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (8 months 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 4773 times:
Quoting KaiTak747 (Reply 21): Not really sure what you mean by that...
GLA is the former RNAS Sanderling, it struggles on occasion with the B77W, they've had one on the grass already. Let's just say it wasn't built with the A380 in mind
Got it! That's a shame in that case, not surprising as neither EDI or GLA have ever received much wide body service. Hey, maybe they will be put the A380 on LHR-MAN? There would be no quicker way to build up training and as a bonus for BA they would damage the VS upcoming service
25 mayor: DL did the same thing with their 777s when first delivered.......I think they were doing ATL-MCO/TPA, at least but there may have been some others.
26 APYu: It won't be put on ridiculously short sectors such as AMS or MAN as the sectors need to be long enough for the cabin crew too to get used to where thi
27 Tristarsteve: BA crews do not leapfrog. They bid for the aircraft they want to fly, and the courses are allocated on more or less seniority. There is no extra mone
28 AirbusA6: Would it be easier for the BA 777 pilots to transfer over to the A380 than the 747 pilots, as it's also a FBW aircraft? Discounting JQ, the A380 was
29 SKAirbus: Personally I don't see the point in operating LHR to MAD. Surely the point of these flights is for staff training; for both cabin crew and flight crew
30 APYu: Its probably the perfect length. Not too long but long enough to do a drinks run, a meal service and a BA shop service. Doing all three gets the cabi
31 jfklganyc: I like how they are using narrowbody Airbus crew to fly the airplane. If that happened in the US, basically going around seniority to staff the larges
33 VV701: There are three aspects of easing a new type into service. There is the flight crew training and familiarisation requirement where maximising the num
34 bluesky73: I also think that LHR-FCO-LHR Is a possible route. With a A380 doing short haul will they reduce frequency and cancel one flight a day so you have the
35 BasilFawlty: Probably, but it would be ideal routes for both flight and cabin crews to do a lot of work in a very short amount of time.
36 Litz: I flew several ATL-MCO (and back) flights on that 777 ... massive airplane for that short trip. It was really funny to see it parked next to a 737 ..
37 FlySSC: Just like AF chose LHR because of the A380 Tech facilities there, just in case, I would see BA using theirs to CDG or FRA rather than MAD for the same
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