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Emirates Airline is looking at new, lighter versions of the A380 superjumbo as it looks to expand its network, which has been constrained by a lack of landing slots and space at its Dubai base
Emirates, the biggest customer of the Airbus SAS plane, is mulling flights to Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco with the A380 after Dubai Airports opened its first superjumbo concourse this month.
The Dubai-based carrier is looking at whether it can fly the superjumbos to the United States destinations, beyond the limits of the aircraft's original design, by making use of new, lighter variants of the plane and cutting back on-board water usage, President Tim Clark said today.
"The economics of Houston are very powerful," he said. "That would be an extremely attractive proposition."
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Emirates, the biggest customer of the Airbus SAS plane, is mulling flights to Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco with the A380 after Dubai Airports opened its first superjumbo concourse this month.
The Dubai-based carrier is looking at whether it can fly the superjumbos to the United States destinations, beyond the limits of the aircraft's original design, by making use of new, lighter variants of the plane and cutting back on-board water usage, President Tim Clark said today.
"The economics of Houston are very powerful," he said. "That would be an extremely attractive proposition."
more.............................
http://www.thenational.ae/business/a...jumbo-network?