When will the AIrbus A380 come out, for people to travel in it ?

[bradusa_2003]

again if the landing gear acually works without them having to use grease on it to get it down in about 5-10 years adn unless someone has some special powers in here Howard Hughes probably wont be building anything else.

[Aviation_Enthusiast]

Anyone fancy a seance?

Just kidding, but seriously; all it would take is a couple of serious accidents to ruin the A380's reputation for good.

Maybe I'm just morbid...

[flywrite]

Interesting article from statnurse.com about the A380 and what can happen when it’s in the air:

http://tinyurl.com/lubbr

"Nurses Take Flight On Huge New Jumbo Jets
Large new aeroplanes may need permanent nursing staff to deal with emergencies, says the Nursing Standard this week.

The magazine reports on research by travel health expert Rita Mody, showing that there is a high probability that someone will fall ill on the next generation of super-jumbo jets, due to their size.

The Airbus A380 is the largest aeroplane ever built, carrying up to 840 passengers on its two decks. It was designed to compete with Boeing’s 747, and is built for long-haul flights - ultimately flying non-stop from London to Sydney.

In the newsletter of the Royal College of Nursing In-flight Nurses Association, Ms Mody, a full-time in-flight nurse, explains that current research suggests one in 1,400 passengers suffers an on-board medical emergency.

Eight per cent of these cases lead to an unscheduled landing.

Having a nurse or doctor on board every flight would provide immediate care and reduce unscheduled stops, she writes.

The RCN In-flight Nurses Association was set up 10 years ago for UK nurses who care for patients abroad, or help bring British patients back to the UK for medical treatment."

[Aviation_Enthusiast]

Wouldn't surprise me. After all, the first "flight attendants" (back in the days before they were stewardesses or even air hostesses) were woman nurses (in uniform) who were there to administer medical attention to passengers. After that, stewards were added, outmoding the nurses and so on and so forth into the present.

And doesn't Virgin Atlantic already have beauticians in first class on some of their transatlantic flights? :P