Twenty airports will be ready for the A380 in 2006, when it enters service, and an additional 18 hubs will complete preparatory updates by 2008, according to the European manufacturer's program executives. Richard Carcaillet, product marketing director of Airbus' A380 Marketing Div., says all key airports currently served by Boeing 747s will become A380 destinations. He adds, "Eleven declared U.S. A380 destination airports handle 80% of all U.S. 747 flights today," indicating they can handle high-capacity aircraft.
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