Anyone around Heathrow today?

[Andy Zarse]

I will "coincidentally" be near LHR this pm to see this little bird.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4992332.stm

PS Randy please note: wings are made in Wales.

[Doris]

Well I'm only down the road in Sunny (?) Slough so may well pop down and check her out.  What time is she due in?

[Robbo SPS]

Shame, i'll be drunk hopefully ....



Doris - Slough.....

[Doris]

Shame, i'll be drunk hopefully ....



Doris - Slough.....

Somebody has to work there! 

[Ferrari Spider]

it lands in about tem mins you watch live from here.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060518/ukth005.html?.v=60

[SpriteII]

Hardly Concorde, a Vulcan or a Lancaster though is it.  Impressive engineering but not very pretty.

[Lorry]

Quite true.  Its white, fat and four engined and has just flown past Canary Wharf

[Barry]

Winds blowing in the wrong direction to see it from Slough/Windsor

[Lorry]

Its on the BBC, and made it in one piece

[Doris]

Managed to catch this on the beeb.   

Rather rotund and beached whale like but a fair impressive piece of kit none the less.

[Bob U]

Well I'm only down the road in Sunny (?) Slough

What is it Doris, missionary work on the Britwell Estate? You are gonna need an APC and a flame thrower.

[Robbo]

Used to work on the Trading Estate.... went to Britwell once for fish & chips ....got caught up in armed siege!!! .....chips went cold!

[Fax]

Interesting and challenging concept, but it has a lot of detractors.  There are those who think Boeing is going in a better direction with the 787.  The A380 is massive but will be expensive to operate and there aren't a hell of a lot of airfields that can handle it.  It'll be a hub to hub airplane.  The 787 will be smaller but also much cheaper to fly and can use most airports.
Fax

[Doris]

Well I'm only down the road in Sunny (?) Slough

What is it Doris, missionary work on the Britwell Estate? You are gonna need an APC and a flame thrower.

Karmic punishment for being a very bad person in a previous life.  That's all I can think it could be. 

[Ferrari Spider]

Interesting and challenging concept, but it has a lot of detractors.  There are those who think Boeing is going in a better direction with the 787.  The A380 is massive but will be expensive to operate and there aren't a hell of a lot of airfields that can handle it.  It'll be a hub to hub airplane.  The 787 will be smaller but also much cheaper to fly and can use most airports.
Fax

Hi fax, it will be interesting to see how the ongoing commercial fight between Boeing and Airbus develops.  Although the 787 is more the size of the A350, which I think rolls out nearly year after the 787.  Where as I believe Boeing is upgrading the venerable 747 to dash 8 configuration as a direct competitor to the 380.

I remember when the 747 was launched and we didn't think there could ever be a need for an aircraft that large!  Guess only time will tell.

FS