A380

A380:Latest update news big air line.The National Transportation Safety Board will examine the steps taken by the pilots and controllers’ instructions, said Keith Holloway, a board spokesman. The FAA and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates John F. Kennedy International Airport, also are investigating.

No one was injured on Monday night when the massive Air France A380 clipped the tail of a smaller Delta jet at John F. Kennedy airport in New York. The Paris-bound Air France jet was taxiing toward the runway when it spun Comair Flight 6293, a Delta Connection flight that had arrived minutes early from Boston. Both aircraft suffered minor damage.

China Southern Airlines Co. is the only Chinese carrier to have ordered the A380 so far, with five on order. Other Chinese carriers have been slow to warm to the A380, Barron said, adding that Chinese airlines usually haven’t been very enthusiastic about being early buyers of a new product.The new route, which is the first scheduled A380 service to Shanghai, will feature three weekly connections on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.