-- The Airbus A380 -- the world's largest airliner -- made an historic first visit to the U.S. West Coast when it landed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, March 19, 2007.
The historic flight is being conducted by Airbus, Los Angeles World Airports and Qantas Airways to test airport function and compatibility in anticipation of Qantas' A380 passenger service at LAX, which is scheduled to begin in 2008.
Thousands came by to see the Airbus at LAX.
This photo shows the shear size of the fuselage compared to the persons standing underneath.
Taxing out you can see the Airline emblem's that have order the A380.
With all the delays in certifying the A380 UPS has canceled its orders for the Freighter version.
Airbus 380 vs Boeing 747-400! Of course the photo is a little deceiving because the 747-400 is farther away.
Takeoff was about 6:15pm local.
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