Lufthansa's Airbus-A-380 touches down for the first time at MIA on Friday, June 10, 2011. (CBS4)
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Lufthansa's Airbus A-380, the world's largest airplane, taxis in after landing for the first time at MIA on Friday, June 10, 2011. (CBS4)
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Lufthansa's Airbus A-380, the world's largest airplane, taxis in after landing for the first time at MIA on Friday, June 10, 2011. (CBS4)
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Lufthansa's Airbus A-380, the world's largest airplane, taxis in after landing for the first time at MIA on Friday, June 10, 2011. (CBS4)
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The sheer size of the plane makes the truck on the tarmac look like a toy. (CBS4)
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A crowd of people line Perimeter Road to watch the historic landing. (CBS4)
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A crowd of people line Perimeter Road to watch the historic landing. (CBS4)
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After landing, the plane taxied to the gate under water cannons provided by the Miami-Dade Fire Department. (CBS4)
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After landing, the plane taxied to the gate under water cannons provided by the Miami-Dade Fire Department. (CBS4)
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After landing, the plane taxied to the gate under water cannons provided by the Miami-Dade Fire Department. (CBS4)
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The airport spent $4 million on terminal modifications including the installation of a third jet bridge to accomodate the plane. (CBS4)
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MIA is the fifth airport in the nation and the first in the southeast U.S. to obtain A-380 service. (CBS4)
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The flight will leave MIA daily for Frankfurt at 4:10 p.m. and arrive back in Miami the next day at 1:50 p.m. (CBS4)
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Prior to its arrival, two vintage aircraft landed as part of the arrival ceremony including this historic Eastern Airlines DC-7. (CBS4)
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The second vintage plane was this Flagship Detroit DC-3. The Detroit is the oldest flying DC-3 in he world and is operated by the Flagship Detroit Foundation. (CBS4)
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The Airbus A-380 looms over the Flagship Detroit DC-3 and Eastern DC-7 in this aerial view. (CBS4)
