Emirates A380 Airbus Lands in Toronto For the First Time

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DKS Damn Kidney Stones Premium,ExMod 2002 join:2001-03-22 Owen Sound, ON clubs: ·Bell Sympatico	Emirates A380 Airbus Lands in Toronto For the First Time Full video here: »www.thestar.com/videozone/643788 Story here: »www.thestar.com/travel/article/643689 -- Need-based health care not greed-based health care.
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Styvas Go Canucks Go Premium join:2004-09-15 Waterloo, ON	Cool! Any idea why they appeared to be hosing it down after landing? I couldn't find that in the article or the video commentary.
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Mauricio aka CigaR Premium join:2008-12-06	Cooling off: Jets are used to hose down the Airbus after landing »www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article···row.html (towards the end of the article) I thought it was some sort of welcome ceremony.
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dennilfloss Liberal And Loving It Premium join:2001-09-09 Ottawa, ON clubs:	reply to DKS Hosing must be a ceremony for first landing just like they used to do for ocean liners.
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DKS Damn Kidney Stones Premium,ExMod 2002 join:2001-03-22 Owen Sound, ON clubs:	Yup. Traditional first flight airport greeting.
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LaZ3R Premium join:2003-01-17	reply to DKS Sweet! Huge plane :P
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Mauricio aka CigaR Premium join:2008-12-06	reply to DKS Can you imagine fitting 840 people in that thing (single class configuration) ? 840 waiting for their luggage(s), customs, boarding etc...
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Devanchya Smile Premium join:2003-12-09 Ajax, ON ·Bell Sympatico	reply to DKS Wow, kind of makes me wish I was at work today to see it. Seeing that thing land will be something. Will have to figure out the landing times so I can time to be at the window. -- »www.codecipher.com - Marking the way to tomorrow's solutions -- Did you know that Perl is not Dead? »perlisalive.org/
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beefy It's A Dog's Life join:2001-02-04 Burlington, ON	reply to DKS About 3:30 I was in a parking lot in Burlington (about 30-40 kms west of PIA). I looked up and saw this MASSIVE plane just floating like a giant bird. At first I thought it wasn't moving--it was flying that low and slow. It did a 180 degree turn and headed back toward Toronto. p.s.Our city (Burlington) is the home of the pilot. I am sure he was looking to see if his house was still there. -- It's as clear as mud--but, it covers the ground Visit CanChat!
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Wolfie00 My dog is an elitist Premium join:2005-03-12	reply to DKS Some pics of the interior. The first three are concepts done up by Airbus. The last one is inside one of the luxury-class suites available on Singapore Airlines (SQ). Yep, on some airlines you will be able to book your own private bedroom on these things. And before anyone gets any ideas, SQ has already thought of it and banned it ... quote: "If couples engage in inappropriate activities we will kindly request them to stop. There are acceptable and unacceptable things in an airplane. The same rules apply in the double suites as in the rest of the airplane," a SQ spokesman said. Australian couple Tony and Julie Elwood who were one of the first couples to book such a suite don't understand. "They give you a double bed, privacy and loads of champagne but won't allow you in the most natural act that could come of this". -- "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" -- a corollary of Murphy's Law "A dog is like a child who never grows old ... always there to love and be loved" -- Aaron Katcher
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MacGyver Bell Sucks Premium,ExMod 2003-05 join:2001-10-14 Orleans, ON 1 edit	reply to Mauricio T1 Pier F was designed to accommodate the A380. Everything from baggage, fueling, multiple jetways, etc. Or should I say redesigned, because it wasn't originally intended. Must have been one heck of a change order.
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digitalfutur Sees More Than Shown Premium join:2000-07-15 BurlingtonON ·Cogeco Cable	reply to Wolfie00 I doubt very much that aspiring mile-high club members are going to forego what can be done on a double bed if they can do it in the washroom ! If the plane is a rockin', don't come knockin'. -- All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing - Edmund Burke. "Walk the Talk".
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Wolfie00 My dog is an elitist Premium join:2005-03-12	Unfortunately, with what airline travel is these days, you don't want to be accused of "failing to comply with the orders of flight crew" -- or barricading yourself in the suite and refusing to open the door! You would get an interesting reception committee when the plane landed! I suspect, though, that Western airlines wouldn't have such "rules". I think this just reflects Singapore's notoriously strict and conservative culture. -- "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" -- a corollary of Murphy's Law "A dog is like a child who never grows old ... always there to love and be loved" -- Aaron Katcher
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DKS Damn Kidney Stones Premium,ExMod 2002 join:2001-03-22 Owen Sound, ON clubs: ·Bell Sympatico	said by Wolfie00 : I suspect, though, that Western airlines wouldn't have such "rules". I think this just reflects Singapore's notoriously strict and conservative culture. Would Emirates, based in Dubai, be much different? -- Need-based health care not greed-based health care.
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elwoodblues Elwood Blues join:2006-08-30 Toronto, ON	said by DKS : said by Wolfie00 : I suspect, though, that Western airlines wouldn't have such "rules". I think this just reflects Singapore's notoriously strict and conservative culture. Would Emirates, based in Dubai, be much different? Thats where they cut off your private parts when having sex with an unmarried woman -- It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
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dirtyjeffer Lest We Forget Premium join:2002-02-21 London, ON	reply to DKS it looks nice, but i still don't trust Airbus planes.
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Mauricio aka CigaR Premium join:2008-12-06	said by dirtyjeffer : it looks nice, but i still don't trust Airbus planes. Why not ?
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SK The member formerly known as Cow Premium join:2001-05-18 Toronto clubs:	reply to DKS I saw one sitting at Heathrow next to other planes. It was f'in huge! It doesn't look that big in a picture without a scale of reference because everything in it is proportionally bigger. -- Harper is a pro rogue.
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theninjasqua join:2007-09-26 Oakville, ON	reply to DKS Where is a good spot near the airport to go and sit to watch the planes come in? I've gone over to the Tim Hortons or Wendys parking lot once on Airport road but its not overly ideal. Anyone have some good site seeing tips? -- -theninjasquad
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Snickerdo Premium join:2001-02-28 Niagara Falls, ON	reply to dirtyjeffer said by dirtyjeffer : it looks nice, but i still don't trust Airbus planes. Yeah, I'd like to know why too. Airbus have an excellent safety record.
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