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 Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: A380 in India by April 2007? |
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CNN-IBN has just said that as part of its new world tour, the Airbus A380 will cruise into the Indian skies shortly.
Airbus chief has said that the A380 will be here in a trial run in the first quarter of 2007.
It is exptected to touch Delhi and Mumbai.
The channel saud that Airbus' Chief Operating Officer for customers John Leahy says that Airbus was planning to fly the aircraft for the Bangalore Air Show in February, but the runway was too small. |
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Yes. The Airbus rep for IC was sayin that it was to visit india soon...even he dint have the slightest idea when exactly. Lets hope its soon but after i get my Nikon 
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Runway too small? Hello!!! Its ~11000ft.... Or did he mean the width? |
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| Boeing7xx wrote: | | Runway too small? Hello!!! Its ~11000ft.... Or did he mean the width? |
Defintaly width wingspan of the A380 is too big also rwy reinforcement needed. Besides taxitracks and parking bays are not ready either
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Interesting.
Visiting Mumbai too.Is it a demo for IT,9W & AI-IC.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| HAWK21M wrote: | Interesting.
Visiting Mumbai too.Is it a demo for IT,9W & AI-IC.
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Mallya is reportedly behind the move. When Leahy was in India recently, Mallya took care of him. Leahy was also making it a point to keep waving around this large plastic model of the 380 in Kingfisher colours every few minutes. |
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Personally i feel the A380 will come to India like how it did in Australia for the first time. Tail logo will be Airbus and Kingfisher stickers on the fuselage.
Or something like this one
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If it does occur [the visit] I'll def be looking forward to seeing this bird much more than the B772LR that visited earlier.
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380 in india, man I wish they just do a flyby at least at the airshow next month
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| HamiltonAir wrote: | 380 in india, man I wish they just do a flyby at least at the airshow next month
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They'd need to land somewhere nearby.What would be the nearest A380 compatiable Airport around BLR.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| HAWK21M wrote: | They'd need to land somewhere nearby.What would be the nearest A380 compatiable Airport around BLR.
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Cochin can. Cochin airport director has said that recently.
May be the defence forces can open up an airbase.
The naval station at Arakkonam, INS Rajali, near Chennai, has SE Asia's longest runway at around 4.2 km long.
Even the tiny IAF runway at Tambaram once had a Saudi 747-300 on a scheduled flight from Jeddah land there by mistake. Finally took off after all the seats and galley equipment were removed to make the plane lighter to make the 5 minute flight back to the regular Chennai airport. |
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| karatecatman wrote: | | HAWK21M wrote: | They'd need to land somewhere nearby.What would be the nearest A380 compatiable Airport around BLR.
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Cochin can. Cochin airport director has said that recently.
May be the defence forces can open up an airbase.
The naval station at Arakkonam, INS Rajali, near Chennai, has SE Asia's longest runway at around 4.2 km long.
Even the tiny IAF runway at Tambaram once had a Saudi 747-300 on a scheduled flight from Jeddah land there by mistake. Finally took off after all the seats and galley equipment were removed to make the plane lighter to make the 5 minute flight back to the regular Chennai airport. |
Sounds Awesome...lolzzz...Kudos to the pilot and the airline...
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Sounds Awesome...lolzzz...Kudos to the pilot and the airline... |
The Saudi pilot landed at Tamabaram because of his incompetence and not because of his skill. 
Pilots from Boeing had to be called to take the B747-200 from Tambaram to Chennai.
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[quote="karatecatmanThe naval station at Arakkonam, INS Rajali, near Chennai, has SE Asia's longest runway at around 4.2 km long..[/quote]
What about Width.
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