New Double Decker Airbus

Airbus A380 makes big statement in U.S.

POSTED: 1:29 p.m. EDT, March 19, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) -- The latest jetliner to claim the title of world's biggest passenger aircraft completed its first voyage to the United States on Monday, flying on football field-length wings and a prayer that the American airline industry will want to buy the double-decker jumbo jet.

The four-engine Airbus A380 touched down at Kennedy International Airport about 12:10 p.m. EDT, to the cheers of onlookers gathered to watch the arrival. As the plane taxied, a pilot waved an American flag. Minutes later, a separate A380 arrived in Los Angeles, but it carried no passengers.

Full CNN.com article here.

That's a big ass plane. Hopefully I'll be able to fly in that thing on my next transatlantic flight.