The A380 is built around the assumption that airlines will continuetofly smaller planes on shorter routes (spokes) into a few large hubs, then onward to the next hub on giant airplanes.
Bets continueon who will be the first Liberal Democrat to flip out and go after the fly which has plagued speaker after speaker in the conference hall.
Meanwhile, lawsuits continuetofly over the housing meltdown, with Bank of America and others embroiled in litigation with institutions who bet on mortgage securities they claim were inaccurately portrayed as safe investments.