Airbus in airport trials.TWO Airbus A380 superjumbos will fly to the United States next week for the first touchdowns of the world's largest commercial aircraft. One of the jets, carrying 500 passengers, will fly from Europe to John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , on Monday as part of the commercial route proving jointly performed with Deutsche Lufthansa over a 12-day period. Simultaneously, the second A380 test aircraft will land at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX (LAX) as part of an airport compatibility trial. The first aircraft will fly from NewYork to Chicago O'Hare and back to JFK, and later visit Washington. Since the first airport tests with the A380 in Frankfurt in 2005, the A380 - for which the wings are made at Broughton, near Chester - has visited more than 40 airports, and by 2011 more than 70 airports around the world will be ready for A380 operations. |
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