A380 in service

Originally posted by Florida Dude
it means they’ve heard of SECURITY and CUSTOMS, something lacking on arrival at LGW nowadays, there are no persons at the “something to declare” area.

Most of the customs work is done well before you know about it. Nowadays the customs at LGW and LHR send sniffer dogs onto your bags as soon as they get taken into the luggage area. These dags have been trained to smell different items…. ie some can smell money, others can smell lots of tobacco. It is very rare for anybody to carry large amounts of money in the suitcases and the dogs pick up the smell, when the cases have been ‘tagged’ they are watched and you will see customs at the exit. Loads of people bring in fags, and the dogs have been trained to ‘tag’ the strongest smell. Its very clever what and how it happens.

Other times you will see customs at the gate is at selected times when certain flights have landed. Recently a mate of mine (security at LGW) told me about a gang of blokes flying to Tenneriffe every week with almost empty suitcases, they have light cloths in them so the x-ray sees it. When they got to Tenneriffe they buy 1000’s of fags and fill the cases up. They had been watched for a couple weeks at LGW and at Tenneriffe and finally caught.

So next time you dont see anyone at the exit gate, your cases have already been sniffed!

… says the guy who had trouble at US Immigration recently…

They let me in though did they not. Having a problem can be a good thing, it means they’ve heard of SECURITY and CUSTOMS, something lacking on arrival at LGW nowadays, there are no persons at the “something to declare” area.

Originally posted by dartie
Well i think that the SSC is the best aircraft to be photographed(most popular in that people want to photograph it more)

It’s probably the 737 you know ?

Well i think that the SSC is the best aircraft to be photographed(most popular in that people want to photograph it more)

Originally posted by monster500
i would think the 747 is photographed alot more than concorde

😉

thats because more than 1000 of them were built!:)

Originally posted by dartie
Dont forget that the concorde is probably the most pictured aircraft in the world

i would think the 747 is photographed alot more than concorde

😉

reminds me of an earlier disscussion we had about canadain and american relations!

… says the guy who had trouble at US Immigration recently… 😉

Yankie-land

Typical Brit.

Originally posted by monster500
sia is the launch customer.

sure to become the most photographed plane in the world one would think

Dont forget that the concorde is probably the most pictured aircraft in the world

The first A380 for Air-France is scheduled for delivery in November 2006 and is intended for its long-haul routes between Paris and Yankie-land.
Singapore Airlines is expected to start the ball rolling in March 2006, and although Emirates are also being tipped as they are ‘the main launch customer’. This phase has been quoted on a few sites Ive looked at.
Qatar Airlines was also in the running.
Lufthansa is taken its A280’s in 2007
Airbus still expects to deliver around 300 aircraft this year and hopefully will sign at least one more A380 deal this year and is in talks with three airlines in Korea and Japan, believed to be Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airlines and Korean Air.
FedEx Express will take delivery of three A380 aircraft each in 2008, 2009, 2010 and one in 2011.
Airbus are also expecting to launch the A340-500 and A318 this year.

Due to enter service in 2006! I cant wait.

Not sure of the exact intro date but the prototype will be flying at the next Paris Airshow according to Airbus’ Noel Forgeard…….Can’t wait!

sia is the launch customer.

sure to become the most photographed plane in the world one would think

Well Steve on Channel 9, i think in Melbourne its called something else and on Channel 10 when they did a news presentation they pointed out that Qantas was the launch customer and even the Airbus CEO said that as well! Im getting confused lol, lets make all of the top airlines launch customers lol!

The launch customer for the A380 is Singapore Airlines

There are several customers already, 12 I think, Qantas, Qatar, SIA, Air France, Korean nd others, SIA wasn’t the launch because Air France had interests before they did, But Air France isn’t the Launch either because Qantas had interestes before they did. YM bets are on Qantas being the launch customer becuase with this aircraft they could open up ultra long haul flights in comfort! I knwof or sure that the A380F launch customer was Fed-Ex!

nope singapore airlines are the launch oporator

I believe that Qantas Airways is the launch customer for the Super Jumbo they have a firm order for 12 aircraft!

they called it the 800 is because they want to get the image across that they are going to do it right the first time, there is going to be the 800, the 900 (stretched) and a freighter version, no plans on a shrunken version tho!