[Semper Vigilantis]

Now all they have to do is find enough passengers to make operating it profitable.

[Nowhere Man]

Now all they have to do is find enough passengers to make operating it profitable.

My boss' brother in law works for USAir and he told me stories where USAit still flew planes with only a handful of passengers, sometimes only one passenger and there were times they flew completely empty. How cost effective is that and as many probably know here, USAir is in trouble, it's been "Wall-to-wall" here in Pittsburgh. Anyways, the A380 will have a tall order to fill with 550 passengers in the luxury version and 840 passengers in the regular version. If it is tough to be profitable with a 727, 737, Fokker F-100, BAC-111, DC-9, etc, how can you be profitable with an A380. Granted, USair ain't gonna be buying the A380 but the trend is towards smaller aircraft with many butts in the seats. Can any airline in question put 550 or 840 butts in those seats?

[Nowhere Man]

Now all they have to do is find enough passengers to make operating it profitable.

My boss' brother in law works for USAir and he told me stories where USAit still flew planes with only a handful of passengers, sometimes only one passenger and there were times they flew completely empty. How cost effective is that and as many probably know here, USAir is in trouble, it's been "Wall-to-wall" here in Pittsburgh. Anyways, the A380 will have a tall order to fill with 550 passengers in the luxury version and 840 passengers in the regular version. If it is tough to be profitable with a 727, 737, Fokker F-100, BAC-111, DC-9, etc, how can you be profitable with an A380. Granted, USair ain't gonna be buying the A380 but the trend is towards smaller aircraft with many butts in the seats. Can any airline in question put 550 or 840 butts in those seats?