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Goa Sudharop to Release Goan Seniors E-book
May 8, 2007 at 5:30pm at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji, Goa
www.goasudharop.org
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see it bigger here...
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=490220056&size=l
Superjumbo (as the world's largest passenger aircraft) landed in Delhi-Mumbai
Airport on 8th
May 2007 ( on the eve of Kingfisher Airlines' Second Anniversary)
-It's a double-decker from Airbus (A380) with 22 big fat tyres.
-If all economy config., it can have seat up capacity for 850 pax.
(= about 20 buses/coaches)
- It can have (as per the airlines order/Specifications):
Bars
Casinos
Gyms
Beauty Salons
Duty-Free Shops
Discotheques
Showers
Prayer Rooms and even
Swimming pools in future
-Singapore Airlines is the first airlines which is expected to enter into
commercial services
with A380 in October this year (2007) likely on London–Singapore–Sydney sector
-Kingfisher Airlines (Indian Pvt. Domestic) in the only Indian Airline who
placed a firm order
for 5 A380s (plus options for 5 more) is expected to take delivery of the
first a/c in Dec.
2011.
.
-By the year end (2007), Air India and Air Deccan likely to place order for
A380s.
- A 380s Orders so far (up to Jan 2007)
AIRLINE ORDERS
Emirates 43 (+4) - first delivery expected around Oct.2008
Qantas Airways 20
Singapore Airlines 19
Lufthansa 15
Air France 10
ILFC 10
Malaysia Airlines 6
Thai Airways 6
Virgin Atlantic 6
China Southern 5
Kingfisher Airlines 5
Korean Air 5
Etihad 4
Qatar Airways 2
TOTAL 156+4
- a Video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHrLB_mlir4
(Taken from various sources)
JoeSays:
-As it will completes more than 5 year is domestic sector by 2011, the
kingfisher Airlines,
will then be able to use these A380s on international sectors like UK/US etc
(Pvt. domestic
airlines can only apply for license for international sector after completing 5
years on
domestic sector).
- With the introduction of A380s, there would be less congestion in the sky as
well as at the
airports (as those airlines which have 2-3 flights per day per sector e.g. EK
has about 7 flts
to UK/day. may be able to combine all 2-7 into one or two) and these could also
mean No
congestion charges which are presently passed on to every pax.
-This could also mean cheaper fares to long-haul destinations due to stiff
competitions also
efforts would be made to use up of any vacant seats on the giant A380s at
discounted fares
etc
- JoeGoaUk, in 11 years, flew on an average 5.5hrs per month
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CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD
Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at:
http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html
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