Originally Posted by vapilot2004
Rep. Mica may be unaware one of the A380s programme goals - it is called
progress. This is dumber than that under-educated (mis-educated?) bunch protesting Concorde coming into JFK a few decades ago.
Perhaps Mr. Mica would prefer all of the current A380 customers to stop serving his state's airports (Florida) altogether.
How much did the rest of the world spend years ago to enable 747's to operate away from the USA? In present day monetary terms? Mica is a
form of insulation isn't it? How appropriate.
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