The A380 Is Coming to America? Yes, Says a Guy Who Leases Them
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Mark Lapidus has a bold prediction: Delta Air Lines will be the first U.S. carrier to fly Airbus’s massive A380 superjumbo—even though Delta executives have repeatedly said they don’t want the plane.
Lapidus is the chief executive officer of aircraft leasing company Amedeo and so has a deep financial interest in making his rosy forecast come true: Dublin-based Amedeo, the only lessor of the A380, has four of the twin-deck jets arriving from Airbus in 2016, with 16 more in the following four years.