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Skipness One Echo
T7 at JFK can't take one A380 never mind two. The A380 is a very hard aeroplane to fill and it needs to be as full as possible to pay as Air France keep finding out. The "halo" effect is overstated I think, it's no more a halo than a B747 over a B777 IMHO.
BA only have 12 of them with no more on order so no plans for JFK in the near term.
Any idea how the A380 and 747 compare with fuel consumption?