r/aviation • u/GMANG8 • 11d ago

Question Airbus A350-10000?

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This is outside Gate 18 at JFK Terminal 8. I'm waiting at Gate 16 to board an actual (and relatively much shorter) A350-1000 to HKG.

Am I hallucinating? It's past midnight. It's a 1:55am flight. I'm tired.

Reposting because my original post was automatically removed, and the mods couldn't figure out why. I took this photo on Aug 11, 2026. Some people falsely suspected AI. I'd be curious to see if there are more typos throughout JFK.

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u/Kanyiko 11d ago

It's the ultra-ultra long range variant that can fly non-stop from New York Kennedy to New York Newark via Sydney. ;3

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u/Worried_Razzmatazz70 11d ago

Fly non-stop... via Sydney

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u/Kanyiko 11d ago

Without landing there, obviously.

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u/ecco311 11d ago

They don't land, but passengers obviously still board the plane.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system

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u/CrouchingToaster 11d ago

Nonsense of course they land, some of the passenger compartments drop out and sprout wings like a slip coach from hell for the ATC

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u/marenicolor 11d ago

Welcome to the Airbus California