Responding to a recent comment from Matt to the post on "Now that's a jumbo jet," his guess is accurate. There are no plans by an airline to fly the A380 to PHL. Runways and gates would need upgrades, and there are no plans to do that at this time. More important, no U.S. airline has ordered the plane. The 380 is designed for long, very heavily traveled routes -- think Los Angeles to Singapore. US Airways says it's looking at other Boeing or Airbus models if it gets the PHL-Shanghai route.
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