V-Flyer

From the LA Times

With the jet due to land Monday, officials are bracing for crowds not seen since the Concorde's debut.

By Jennifer Oldham, Times Staff Writer
March 18, 2007

As it lumbers in for a landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday morning, the world's largest passenger jet will make its West Coast debut in what could be the biggest spectacle at the facility in more than three decades.

Officials expect thousands of onlookers to line airport fences to see the Airbus A380, an eight-story-high behemoth with a double-decked cabin and a wingspan nearly the length of a football field.

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Shame their illustration department thinks an A380 is just a 747 with a full length upper deck...

I see it says the A380 simultaneously arriving at JFK will have "...About 550 of Lufthansa's frequent fliers, along with reporters and news crews..." Lucky them!