BA raises eyebrows to grow Heathrow hangars for A380s

摘要

British Airways is adapting two hangars at London Heathrow for the Airbus A380, due to join its fleet in 2013. It is installing an "eyebrow" enclosure above the airside doors of its West Pen hangar to accommodate the aircraft's vertical stabiliser to raise the clear height by an additional 3.5m (11.5ft) from almost 23m. While the building can accommodate a Boeing 747 and A319 side-by-side, this will not be possible with the A380. The structure is fitted centrally above the door aperture to allow one A380 to be moved into the hangar.