Qantas Inaugurates Los Angeles A380 Service
Australia’s Qantas Airways today kicked off scheduled service with its new Airbus A380 between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia.

Australia’s Qantas Airways today kicked off scheduled service with its new Airbus A380 between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia. The first Qantas flight from Melbourne to the U.S. on the jumboliner landed on Runway 25L at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at about 7:30 a.m.

Qantas will fly one daily roundtrip between the city pair in an operation that it estimates will generate $623 million per year in “economic activity,” including “more than 3,000 local jobs and $156 million in wages.” It expects that within four years, LAX will serve more A380 flights than any other airport in North America.