Airbus A380 Inaugural Arrival at Houston IAH - 01 August 2012

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The first flight of the Airbus A380 into Texas arrives at George H. W. Bush Intercontinental Airport on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. After a 10-hour, 5,200-mile flight from Frankfurt, Germany, Lufthansa Flight 440's arrival heralded the beginning of regular passenger service of the world's largest airliner to and from Texas. Aircraft registration is D-AIMB. Landing took place on runway 26R. Filmed by Nathan Moeller of Astro95 Media.
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@mafaon321 11 лет назад

For it's size the A380 is incredibly quiet. What a great aircraft!

@AbishekMahe 4 года назад

Imagine for a second, the Wright brothers witnessing this moment : "Does this even fly ?!"

@Astro95Media 4 года назад

And to think their first flight was about the length of the wing!

@pookie3093 3 года назад

It is still so surreal witnessing the magnitude of such awesomeness with this HUGE airplane I swear! Lol I was happy hearing that despite the plane not being made anymore, Arab Emirates is nearly at full, pre-pandemic force of all their a380s fleet flying in the air again, according to reports! Just amazing really..

@Flex2212 2 года назад

@@ajgrant94 wtf man you have some issues. "It's Europeean, must be TRASH"

@jeffmedlock2782 8 месяцев назад

A lot of that plane is British made!😊

@jeffmedlock2782 7 месяцев назад

If has Rolls Royce engines it can fly!😊

@bobboberson2024 7 лет назад

Glad to see people take an interest in this kind of thing.

@chrisboyslimuk5186 3 года назад

Good comment.

@rollydoucet8909 3 года назад

Having grown up on military bases, (my dad was in the RCAF) I've been an airplane nut all my life. I even took up flying as a hobby. Watching the big birds fly is still fascinating for me.

@williamarthurfenton1496 10 лет назад

I just love those wings.

@kennyroberts5363 4 года назад

Built in Great Britain

@Dziricani Год назад

The good ol' days when people recorded horizontal landscapes and planes horizontally. Fantastic capture, Nathan!

@Astro95Media Год назад

Haha thanks! Used an old handycam, too!

@agentsus9681 Год назад

@@Astro95Media Glad to see you're still alive. Just got an Emirates A380 model delivered and wanted to see some sweet sweet B roll.

@curlyanneb1973 5 лет назад

It always amazes me how this huge thing practically can hover when it slows coming in. Would love to see one in person. I’m such a fan. Btw...kinda makes Airforce 1 look like a prop.

@xihuantiyu 3 года назад

I saw my first LH440 A-380 in 2013. This airplane is incredibly huge. I also saw LH441 taking off in runway 15 and 33. It is such an exciting experience. It is so sad to see both A-380 and Boeing-747 disappearing.

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

Thankfully the 747-8 is sticking around for quite a while. I'll miss the A380 for its size, for sure!

@francocanuck9435 Год назад

No it's back

@kdp8133 8 лет назад

:Best plane I have ever flown in. So smooth : )

@marklivingstone3710 7 месяцев назад

And the quietest

@adrianleigh7410 9 месяцев назад

I wasn’t sure if you realised that this A380-800 was the largest aircraft in the world at the time, just after it taxied past you there was an A319 landing behind her. Currently the smallest Airbus in the family.

@franspasteels3420 8 месяцев назад

No, the smallest is the A318.

@adrianleigh7410 8 месяцев назад

@@franspasteels3420 I stand corrected. I wasn’t aware of the A318. When I was at BAe in Manchester there was only the A300,320,330 and 340. The 380 was still an artist’s impression and we were just cutting the first test ribs 5a/5b for the inboard undercarriage for the 380 wings out of hdf.

@Astro95Media 6 месяцев назад

It was the largest passenger aircraft, but not the largest overall. The An-124 and An-225 (RIP) were larger. And yeah the A318 is an adorable little thing. Seen one or two of them here from Avianca and it's amazing how stubby they are. They have to have a larger tail to compensate for the shorter fuselage (akin to the 747SP).

@robb5828 2 месяца назад

@@Astro95Media Funny looking those A318's :)) But they get the job done properly

@__.111. 9 месяцев назад

I wish I could see this beauty one day in real life. Nice footage too 👍🏻

@Astro95Media 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! They're becoming less and less common as airlines shed the quads from their fleets but we still get a daily flight from Dubai, courtesy EK.

@Adriana-eu6ty 2 месяца назад

What a beauty. Love how quiet the video is. You can hear the plane. Thank you 💯

@Astro95Media 2 месяца назад

Absolutely!

@MrAlfaafla 11 лет назад

Great from germany

@curlyanneb1973 4 года назад

Don’t cha just love her!!!! Hope the little guys get to the front of the line. Imagine how big she looks to them. I really feel like this is the safest plane in the world to fly. She can just handle about anything.

@nicoth.412 6 лет назад

It's incredible how a plane can get the people going, truly amazing! Love the A380💙

@itzfaroff456 3 года назад

It took my favorite aircraft's crown! I hate A380 but it's going to be retired Yey now the crown returns to BOIENG 747

@chiluku 10 лет назад

Thank you for the video... Beauty in the skies....

@EpicLib 8 месяцев назад

Amazing how it stops in such a short distance. At least that's how it looks in this video :)

@Astro95Media 6 месяцев назад

They've burned off most of their gas by the time they land so they roll to a stop relatively quickly.

@EpicLib 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for explanation :)@@Astro95Media

@Astro95Media 11 лет назад

Thanks! It was a lot of fun to see!

@lillycham 9 лет назад

I love this plane. Been on it twice Air France. Amazing.

@jgstargazer 8 лет назад

+Lilly Cham That's so kool! The highest on the "ladder" I've been on was the 777 from Auckland to San Francisco. Maybe someday.

@nicoth.412 7 лет назад

jgstargazer You have to fly with the A380! It's the most quiet plane I've ever been on!

@tanaharam 6 лет назад

jgstargazer nn. h

@antuncvrtila8193 6 лет назад

Hi my son (cadet) flew with him yesterday says that feeling is wonderful :)

@hishamosman4341 3 года назад

Make no mistake that the A380 in itself is an incredible feat of engineering. Despite of it's sheer size, it still have a market for it, especially to those high density routes. I've been one on an Emirates and this bird is super quiet. Inside the cabin is huge.Even on take off, you hardly feel the push. Now we have more economical twin engines to enjoy too, the 787 and the A350

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

The engineering is amazing, but there's not nearly enough demand to keep the program going. It was basically built for Emirates and that's it. Out of the 1,200 planes they expected to build (that's the number I recall), only 251 rolled off the assembly line. Airbus never even recovered the $25B development price tag. No doubt that it's an impressive plane, but if it were a movie, it would be a box-office bomb.

@shepardbook 12 лет назад

Oh man, I wish I was there! Thanks for the vid!

@Astro95Media 11 лет назад

I really appreciate the kind words! It was a lot of fun to go see this incredible example of engineering for the first time. I hope I can provide similar video of space shuttle Endeavour atop her carrier aircraft when they stop here in Houston this week!

@mutajumarobhe9788 3 года назад

what an engineering marvel i love this plane, comfortable as hell i extremely enjoyed my trip from Dubai to Bangkok

@MegaVector2011 10 лет назад

Great vid. Thank you.

@nolanmi 11 лет назад

That bird flew over my house today. I plan on taking pics each time it flies over heading to houston

@user-oq4db9bc7z 3 месяца назад

Just wow!! Absolutely stunning, thanks so much for sharing!! ❤❤

@Astro95Media 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Hard to believe it’s been 12 years!

@linzierogers6227 5 лет назад

I flew from Houston to Accra, Ghana with a layover in Frankfurt in late October 2012. I've also flown to the same destination and same airline on a 747. Both flights were extremely smooth and handled various weather phenomenon without much bumping around in the sky. Can't say that for other aircraft I've flown.

@Astro95Media 5 лет назад

Linzie Rogers Yeah the A380’s size makes it more resistant to turbulence. It’s not the most economic jet in the sky but I hear it’s a pleasure to fly aboard one!

@cameraman655 9 лет назад

IAH has some of the best "off airport" spotting venues amongst US airports. This area which was opened up for this event would make for another great spotting locale, especially during the early AM Summertime hours. Not holding my breath that this would ever happen, but who knows?

@Astro95Media 11 лет назад

Thanks! It was neat to see the giant bird come in! Always neat to meet people this way :)

@normangraf4725 3 года назад

The LH A380 are the most comfortable. I also tried Singapore and BA.

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

I would've loved to try it but it looks like that chance is gone :\

@craigjackson2428 6 лет назад

Very impressive!!!! Thanks for the upload. ✈🛫🛬

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

Craig Jackson My pleasure, Craig! Hard to believe this was nearly six years ago!

@phillipmckie4913 10 лет назад

Nice and shinny.

@NonoTeam81 10 лет назад

Nice Video ! Great !

@sunnymathew8151 3 года назад

WOW' WONDERFUL TOUCHDOWN, FANTASTIC,WONDE .

@PlaneSpottersNetwork 11 лет назад

Love that reverse thrust!

@MrDaiseymay 6 лет назад

you filthy beast

@thomasucc 10 лет назад

Good reporting

@Panda-cc6sj 6 лет назад

Me encanta ese avion, lo amo :D

@SuperNetwork60 11 лет назад

Excellent Camera work, Your filming position captured the landing perfectly. Good in and out focus on the aircraft as it moved across the tarmac, it takes skill to do that well. Thanks for the video, I felt as if I was there.

@salvatoresantagata7410 11 дней назад

I was on this flight. It was amazing, with all the celebrations at the arrival!

@Astro95Media 11 дней назад

That's awesome! I'll be on the outbound flight this weekend (747-8i now) and couldn't be more excited!

@MarcusLeepapi 5 лет назад

She was and still is a great landing and take off of the A380s....Nice...

@Astro95Media 5 лет назад

Marcus LeeP Definitely an impressive plane! Everyone was excited to see her in town!

@MarcusLeepapi 5 лет назад

Very cool..

@MarcusLeepapi 5 лет назад

I hear you...Yes, they aircraft. And yes, I still like my 747-400s. I have flown the 747-400s so many times coming from United Airlines....Thanks...

@Astro95Media 5 лет назад

I've been aboard a lot of 747s but only on the ground. Hopefully that'll change someday!

@Astro95Media 12 лет назад

Lufthansa 440 is the arrival flight (arrives around 1:30 pm CDT) and Lufthansa 441 is the departing flight (departs around 4:45 pm CDT). Plug those flight numbers into FlightAware and you can see where they're headed (typically about a ten-minute lag but gives you an idea).

@Astro95Media 12 лет назад

There are some areas in and around the airport that are available for public viewing. The parking garage near the terminal at IAH is a good spot, I'm told.

@sunnymathew8151 3 года назад

Fantastic

@ichbins6146 6 лет назад

Da kommt der MERCEDES !!!!

@TheClerk89 11 лет назад

and good camera work!

@fredfindl 9 лет назад

Those RR Trents are incredibly quiet....!!

@Andrew.quigley 7 лет назад

when they're not blowing up.....

@1chish 7 лет назад

+xj900s There is always one smartarse .... Just one has blown up. Aircraft remained safe and they found the cause. And RR Trents take over 50% of A380 engine sales against the two US companies.

@user-ww7wz2gs4s 5 лет назад

it will be said that there was no disaster because the planes are better and better designed, but TRENT engines are far from reliable !! just see the number of incidents on A380 or Boeing!

@user-ww7wz2gs4s 5 лет назад

the most reliable engine in the world is a Franco American engine, the CFM56

@1chish 4 года назад

@@user-ww7wz2gs4s I may be a year late but I can't let that bullshit go unanswered. WHAT ' number of incidents'? it had one as I listed 3 years ago (*Qantas). The Trent 900 on the A380 has been ultra reliable since the issue was fixed. No failures and no crashes. The Trent XWB on the A350 has never failed. No crashes. The Trent 7000 on the A330neo has never failed and no crashes. The Trent 1000 on the 787 has not failed. Standard RR maintenance picked up unusual wear so engines were changed at RR expense. No failures no crashes. Trent engines also power the A340 and 777 aircraft and no failures on those either. Idiot .....

@possumGFX 7 лет назад

the polka in the end is just too cute haha

@hommedterre1 2 года назад

I sure am going to miss the A380s- it being my favourite aircraft over all others. Flew on Lufthansa`s from Frankfurt to San Francisco, Singapore Airlines from Zurich to Singapore and Air France from Hongkong to Paris.

@Astro95Media 2 года назад

We definitely won't see the LH birds here again, but EK is slated to bring theirs back in June.

@christianliaudrotter150 6 лет назад

i have air traffic and living up here in northern maine to which the polar route flite pattern is A380s fly over a beautiful thing on blue sky days

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

We often get pictures of the flight en route to Houston from places in the UK, Canada and northern USA. Really neat to see the world connected that way!

@MrHominh 6 лет назад

A big and majestic bird quietly landing, it is impressive.

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

Impressive, indeed! Not the prettiest bird on the ramp but it's certainly neat to see something so massive in the air.

@Tammyperry1 Месяц назад

Nice catch of the Luffy A380......Sweet!

@user-ky6vw5up9m 5 лет назад

Great clip well done thanks

@Astro95Media 5 лет назад

Thanks! Can't believe this was over six years ago.

@user-ky6vw5up9m 5 лет назад

I was fortunate to see A380 first flight at Toulouse 2005 and later flew A380 on cheap Air France crew familiarity flight.

@user-ky6vw5up9m 5 лет назад

It’s 2019 here -Happy NewYear

@Astro95Media 5 лет назад

@@user-ky6vw5up9m It's hard to believe it's been that long. Must've been quite the experience! Happy New Year to you as well! Hope 2019 treats you wonderfully.

@dd.greenefilms2598 9 лет назад

Way Kool

@divox9pqr 6 лет назад

The excitement and anticipation must have been tremendous for this first landing.

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

It really was! The airport hosted a watch party in a normally-off-limits portion of the field and a huge crowd showed up!

@ANGEL-st9xr 3 года назад

Wright Bros...Are u Watching it??

@angshusarma4816 6 лет назад

Had a chance to fly in this big one...loved it

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

That's awesome! We hope to fly aboard one sometime but it'll be a while!

@angshusarma4816 6 лет назад

Astro95Media ...yea....now m flying with Qantas ....she is huge

@chanchi62 10 лет назад

LH rocks!

@stuntxx 12 лет назад

thank you doe you know where i can watch it land and take off??

@wendymeredith1308 6 лет назад

Lovely Airbus

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

Certainly an impressive sight!

@Glissmann 10 лет назад

i will be on that LH 440 to Houston Texas next Wednesday, 18th June !

@chrisw4591 9 лет назад

6:57 DAMN look at the size difference between the a380 and that plane in the air!!!! A true double Decker plane!!

@itzfaroff456 3 года назад

No! This plane is now going retired and I'm happy cuz it took the queen 747's crown but now it's retired so I'm happy 747 got it's crown back :)

@judithbaker5632 2 месяца назад

The wings for this plane were assembled where I live in NE Wales and transported down the River Dee on a specifically built barge to a port where they were forwarded to France to be assembled into the final aircraft. I walked by the river many times and was able to witness the wings on the barge just waiting for a high tide to move downstream. I think there were two barges and one was called Bala (Welsh Lake) I forget the second.

@theathomas8030 3 года назад

nice

@TheClerk89 11 лет назад

cool

@Astro95Media 11 лет назад

Thanks! I was kicking myself for not having my tripod, but not too bad for handheld :)

@Zhest-yu8rw 7 лет назад

Perfect

@Astro95Media 11 лет назад

The land of my ancestors :) It was great to be a part of the giant bird's first arrival here!

@sebsch2259 6 лет назад

why did they play that dumb polka music? you know a beethoven symphony is far better to welcome such a plane...

@lazaroandrotamayoaldama3569 7 лет назад

Waoooooo super

@Tampa0123456789 9 лет назад

wow great shot!

@Astro95Media 9 лет назад

Thank you! We had the best seat in the house!

@stephenord3403 3 года назад

A beautiful big bird

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

It was always neat to watch!

@neilburns8869 3 года назад

It's not often that the Europeans upstage the North American nations at this kind of thing, but it's nice when it does happen. But also glad to see so many people taking such a keen interest.👍👏 That's one thing about the Americans, if you make something truely outstanding like the a380 they are very enthusiastic and are generally a real good crowd.

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

It was neat of Lufthansa and the airport to team up to make it a real Texas-sized welcoming endeavor, too. This section of the airfield is normally restricted, as it's where HPD trains for anti-terrorism measures, but they opened it up that day so the public could come in and welcome the behemoth to Houston!

@andrewanane9715 7 лет назад

This happens when a Queen #A380 touches.

@stuntxx 12 лет назад

damn that is beutiful i wish that its route includes flying over my house what time is its arrival and departure?

@andreass.1444 5 лет назад

Listen to the music in the background, when it has landed..... "Liechtensteiner Polka"..... what the Americans think about German tradition..... always dancing Polca and wearing "Lederhosen" ;-)

@akayemm8111945 12 лет назад

Great story , Wonderful coverage . Hope no "cracks" in it ! :-p

@MrDaiseymay 3 года назад

ONLY IN IT'S ECONOMIC STRUCTURE.. NOW OUT OF FAVOUR, AND SERVICE

@jasongtye 11 лет назад

You took my spot!! LOL just kidding. I'm the guy with the UT hat and shirt on with my daughter in pink standing next to me at about 00:40. Great video man!

@itzfaroff456 3 года назад

@dr.wilfriedhitzler1885 3 года назад

Like the arrival of Focke Wulf 200 "Condor" at Floyd Benett in 1938!

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

I'll have to look that up!

@corgraveland4874 3 года назад

Queen of the skies A380. Landing like an elegant lady.

@Astro95Media 6 месяцев назад

747 is the Queen. A380 is ... something else.

@andreasbopp9096 3 года назад

Best aircraft ever

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

Certainly an engineering marvel! Though we'll always be partial to the Queen :)

@dstuart2918 6 лет назад

A miracle of human technology. AND less gas per passenger is easier on our beautiful Earth. Golly, look at that thing!

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

It definitely performs nicely but the sun is quickly setting on the era of four-engine passenger aircraft! Still neat to see something so massive fly, though!

@Felltrox 3 года назад

Good bye A380 Will miss You forever.

@itzfaroff456 3 года назад

I won't miss it cuz it took 747's crown but now I'm happy cuz this is going retired so now crown return to B747 yey

@MrDaiseymay 3 года назад

@@itzfaroff456 how old are you ?

@Kelvandre 12 лет назад

I like the part when he says "oh he's big lol"

@wendymeredith1308 6 лет назад

Kelvin Clark not a he it's a she....the Princess of the Skies

@ponceclaude1758 6 лет назад

after the concorde , Airbus come ....now the best in the sky

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

They'll definitely be around for a long time, though their future will be the A350 and A330neo, rather than the A380.

@spindlerjohn 4 года назад

Do you recall ever feeling the wind pick up briefly from the engines at 3:30 or was it even noticeable?

@Astro95Media 4 года назад

spindlerjohn No. Far too great a distance to be felt by the crowd, especially with the engines at idle.

@spindlerjohn 4 года назад

Astro95Media Thought so... One time at KAUS I actually caught a whiff of smoked tire rubber from a Southwest arrival. The touchdown/wind direction was timed perfectly. Lol

@Astro95Media 4 года назад

spindlerjohn Yeah we can get the smell pretty easily but we have to be within a couple hundred feet to get the jet blast.

@spindlerjohn 4 года назад

Astro95Media Yeah, good stuff btw! 👍🏻 I need to make it over to Houston this summer

@richardtibbitts3841 2 месяца назад

"Oh, he's big." "That's what she said!"

@Astro95Media 2 месяца назад

Yes. Yes it is 😜

@juniortorres3967 9 месяцев назад

That's a Big Bird!

@Astro95Media 6 месяцев назад

Very! We had it here for about 7.5 years and it never came back once COVID was set free. Still get the EK 380, though.

@chetanchimate 6 лет назад

I go the IAH airport often to watch planes landing and taking off. Where is this spot? Can someone share the coordinates of this filming location?

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

It's not publicly accessible, as it's a location used by HPD for counter-terrorism training. They just opened it up on this particular day for the event. But it's just off 1960, north of the 26R perimeter fence, next to the CT-43 training aircraft.

@chetanchimate 6 лет назад

I thought so. I know that spot and I went there once. Thank you for replying.

@cnnw3929 3 года назад

Just to think that production of this aircraft has ended this year on March 21. This has been a very short-lived design.

@Astro95Media 6 месяцев назад

Yeah it's weird. The final production frame comes here from DXB periodically, but it's weird how unceremonious it all is. When the 747 production ended, that was a HUGE deal.

@stebene63 3 года назад

nice at the end to listen bavarian folks music

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

Very nice touch!

@PatsMotoVlog 3 года назад

The Song on the end is " bavarian style", trust me, Germany is not only bavarian.... Pretzels an White Saussages is not the " German Way of life", visit us on Lower Saxony, Saxony, Thuringa etc. you will see Germany is more as Pretzels, in german we know als Brezeln.... :)

@wolfgang6915 Год назад

...Das walte Hugo... würden wir Berliner sagen!

@ABJI-tw2od 7 лет назад

How did you get there

@Astro95Media 7 лет назад

It was a special event held by the airport for the inaugural arrival. The area, which is located off FM1960, is normally used for HPD training and is off limits to the public.

@pianodotcom7905 9 лет назад

The planes i Would love to ride: airbus a380, dreamliner 787-9, a340. fantastic planes!

@kev68ify 9 лет назад

that is true i only go on b737's

@pianodotcom7905 9 лет назад

Daniel19280Aj why? just only on the 737s?

@kev68ify 9 лет назад

Dauntless Mischief I think i went on a a330 once

@Shadowofthesoldier 9 лет назад

A340... they are no longer produced. It is now A330, which is a double-engines version of the A340.

@joaquinpinto6706 9 лет назад

Flying on a 757-200 on April 7...

@starpawsy 3 месяца назад

SKy looks very grey. Is that a typically smoggy day in Houston?

@Astro95Media 3 месяца назад

It varies from day to day.

@MrZwapp 3 года назад

"Gosh that's big!" It's what I say about my belly when I look down.

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@chinlesswonderkid 6 лет назад

Did it get a watercannon salute at all??

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

Alan Doherty They did it at the gate (D12 at KIAH).

@Melody615199999 5 лет назад

Will be along time before David Hooks gets any of these planes.

@Astro95Media 5 лет назад

They could probably take one empty, but the operator would be getting a hefty bill for runway repairs a couple of seasons later!

@tomasmuller5839 6 лет назад

And today, how many airlines go to Houston with A380?

@Astro95Media 6 лет назад

Tomas Muller Currently just Lufthansa, although Emirates is bringing theirs back in June.

@philippeloyen4032 10 лет назад

le plus gros avion du monde construit par airbus qualité française (french touch..!)

@sebsch2259 7 лет назад

plutot qualité allemande

@jeanvaljean4876 7 лет назад

Qualité européenne. Tout le monde y a participé, et assemblé à Toulouse

@ludovdm6535 5 лет назад

Ca y est l' arrogance a la française, il n' est qu' assemblé en france

@davidmagritta4394 5 лет назад

Ouais : French Touch et Deutsche Qualität.

@ne9835 5 лет назад

Lol

@Anurania 9 лет назад

Where is this observation area?

@Astro95Media 9 лет назад

It's a training area for the Houston Police department north of the airport (normally closed to the public). They opened it up for this event, though.

@pizzasubs 9 лет назад

Astro95Media I used to have an area at my airport where you were able to pull off the road and actually park and watch the planes either takeoff or land, all depending on which way the wind was blowing, casue I know that planes pretty much always at least takeoff into the wind, but after 9/11 happened, the permently closed it off, whch I totally understood back then but while it was opened, it was a fantastic to do a lot of planbe watching......

@Astro95Media 9 лет назад

Andrew Silva Thankfully, there are plenty of spots around IAH for everyday spotting. This isn't one of them, but the tops of the garages and the end of one of the runways provide awesome vantage points.

@OliverWode 3 года назад

And now it seems like they're about to be phased out. Sad times eh?

@Astro95Media 3 года назад

Yeah we likely won't see these carrying passengers again. We knew the end was near for the A380 production line, but I hate that they were ultimately killed off by a virus.