iFlyLOTs From United States of America, joined Apr 2012, 381 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (3 months 3 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 2695 times:
I'm fairly certain that T5 at ORD isn't A380 ready yet. I think there are plans in the pipeline to get one or two gates VLA ready. And to answer who will be first, I have no dea, last I heard LH wanted to send the 748 to ORD.
apodino From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 3642 posts, RR: 6 Reply 2, posted (3 months 3 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 2685 times:
Quoting iFlyLOTs (Reply 1): I'm fairly certain that T5 at ORD isn't A380 ready yet. I think there are plans in the pipeline to get one or two gates VLA ready. And to answer who will be first, I have no dea, last I heard LH wanted to send the 748 to ORD.
There is one problem with that. LH flights depart from T1, so even if T5 became equipped to handle the A380, I don't think T1 is, and I can't see UA spending money to make T1 A380 capable.
The B748i can depart from the B concourse as well, B17 is capable of handling the aircraft. The parking position and jetways were changed to accommodate this aircraft
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15872 posts, RR: 66 Reply 8, posted (3 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2149 times:
Quoting sovietjet (Reply 6): I still can't believe that ORD being one of the top 5 airports in the world still can't accept A-380!
Several US airports, including ATL and ORD have a lot of traffic in terms of aircraft movements. But much of this traffic is narrowbodies and regional jets. Compare with a place like HKG, where most of the traffic is widebodies. As iFlyLOTs says if there are no routes which require the capacity...
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Cubsrule From United States of America, joined May 2004, 21245 posts, RR: 19 Reply 10, posted (3 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1980 times:
Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 8): As iFlyLOTs says if there are no routes which require the capacity...
With multiple 388 operators operating multiple daily flights to ORD, there's no question that there are routes that require the capacity. Of course, it may be that more frequency on smaller aircraft makes sense for an individual operator, but it should be commercial concerns, not facilities constraints, driving that decision.
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Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15872 posts, RR: 66 Reply 11, posted (3 months 2 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1866 times:
Quoting Cubsrule (Reply 10): Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 8):
As iFlyLOTs says if there are no routes which require the capacity...
With multiple 388 operators operating multiple daily flights to ORD, there's no question that there are routes that require the capacity. Of course, it may be that more frequency on smaller aircraft makes sense for an individual operator, but it should be commercial concerns, not facilities constraints, driving that decision.
Fair enough. But those operators presumably get better yields on their 388s somewhere else. Maybe when more have been delivered...
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Cubsrule From United States of America, joined May 2004, 21245 posts, RR: 19 Reply 12, posted (3 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 1843 times:
Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 11): But those operators presumably get better yields on their 388s somewhere else.
Maybe. Using a facility that isn't ready for the aircraft has costs, and in the marginal case that might make the difference.
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jcwr56 From United States of America, joined Jul 2012, 221 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (3 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1323 times:
A quick update for those that are interested.
* No A380 operations until 10/28C is finished this year.
* It's going to cost around $8MM to reconfigure M15 to handle the A380. Duel bridge operation if everything pans out. The goal is to get it approved and completed before or when 10/28C opens up.
* If an A380 operates to ORD, it will need to arrive and depart from T5. Logistically, it is to hard to move around the core terminal area.
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