A380 Sino-NYC links set

AIRBUS A380 airliners that will be delivered to China Southern Airlines in 2010 will be placed on Guangzhou-New York or Beijing-New York routes, China Southern Airlines General Manager Liu Shaoyong announced yesterday.
The first A380 will be delivered between March and May 2010, he said. The delivery date was revealed for the first time. The biggest airline in the PRC, China Southern is the first Chinese customer of the super jumbo. Airbus estimated that China would require more than 20 A380s in 20 years.
China Southern Airlines has suspended McDonnell Douglas airliners and upgraded international and domestic routes in response to the global financial situation. It foresees a recovery growth in the domestic aviation market in the second half of next year, he noted.