MSN038 (Lufthansa #1) was transfered from the paint hangar to the flightline yesterday, Now giving the public the first look at a completed Lufthansa Airbus A380. MSN038 will now go though cabin testing and airline training prior to being delivered in May.
The tail of MSN058 (Singapore Airlines #12) has arrived in Toulouse and will soon be joined to the rest of MSN058.
MSN040 (Air France #2) is still in Hamburg and will be do a few more test flights before hopefully being delivered in the next few days.
MSN038 (Lufthansa #1) has finally finished in the paint hangar. MSN038 will now be involved in Cabin test flights with delivery to Lufthansa on May 10th.
MSN046 (Emirates #12) was transfered to Hamburg on the 5th February. Emirates is hoping that MSN046 will be delivered in August 2010.
Convoy #3/2010 has been announced and is scheduled to arrive in Toulouse on the 18th February. Convoy #3 will contain a complete frame. All parts other then the forward fuselage will be for MSN065 (Singapore Airlines #13).
Lufthansa Image Courtesy of spiegel.de
On Monday MSN040 (Air France #2) was on a cabin test flight from Hamburg and had due to divert to Toulouse becuase of bad weather. MSN040 stayed in Toulouse for two days before being transfered to Hamburg yesterday.
MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) was finally transfered to Hamburg on Wednesday. MSN041 will be delivered to Lufthansa in June.
Convoy #2/2010 has arrived in Toulouse and as we expected the new frame is MSN065 for Singapore Airlines.
Images Courtesy of Davie Barrie, Yvan Panas and Blackbear
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Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Feb
02
2010
Another one of our forum members has visited Toulouse and has done the A380 factory tour. Here is the report.
MSN056 (Emirates #14)
Stand L55 (30-A)
Pylons installed.
No APU and no Belly Fairings.
MSN052 (Air France #5)
Stand L53 (30-B)
No Engines Installed and None Noticed Around
APU and Engine pylons installed, no belly fairing yet.
HF-and VOR-antennas seem to be installed, aswell as the camera inside the Vertical tail plane.
MSN042 (Emirates #13)
Stand L51 (30-C)
All flaps and slats seem to be installed.
Engine Pylons installed. But no Engines
No APU and no Belly fairings yet.
Vertical tail plane looks untouched, So HF and VOR-antennas might be missing aswell as the Camera.
MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) was not seen which means it should now in Hamburg for outfitting.
Convoy #2 was spotted eariler today and we can glady confirm that the forward fuselage is MSN065 (Singapore Airlines #13). The other pieces of the convoy are for MSN058 (Singapore Airlines #12).
MSN046 (Emirates #12) has made it’s first flight from Toulouse, France. MSN046 is scheduled for delivery with Emirates in August 2010.
January marked the first time that three A380s made there firsts flights in the same month. So it looks like Airbus is picking up the pace.
Emirates announced this week that by early April the airline will be using the A380 on one of it’s three daily services to Melbourne, Australia.
Two airlines already fly the A380 to Melbourne (Singapore Airlines – Daily, Qantas – 5 weekly – Increasing to daily by the end of 2010) and now with Emirates starting up flights this puts Melbourne in the same place as Sydney (In terms of A380 flights).
Image Courtesy of David Barrie
BREAKING NEWS:
The first photos of a partly painted Lufthansa A380 (MSN038) have apperead online. She will finish painting this week.
MSN038 will be delivered to Lufthansa in May 2010.
Images are Copyright Motor Presse Stuttgart
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Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Jan
25
2010
MSN046 (Emirates #12) has begun taxi tests and should make her first flight this week. She will be the second A380 transfered to Hamburg this week. The other being MSN041 for Lufthansa.
MSN044 (Lufthansa #3) is the next A380 to fly. If all goes to plan 044 should fly around the 8th February. MSN049 (Air France #4) is currently having the final escape slides installed. After being installed she will be moved to the engine test bay.
MSN049 (Image Courtesty of A380Spotter)
MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) made it’s first flight from Toulouse on January 22nd. MSN041 will be transfered to Toulouse sometime in the next few days.
MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) was towed to the engine test bay eariler this week. Taxi tests are expected to start anyday.
Convoy #2 is scheduled to start on February 1st and will contain the remaing pieces for MSN058 (Singapore Airlines) plus a forward fuselage for an unknown MSN.
MSN025 (Emirates) was delivered on the 18th January. MSN025 was the 25th A380 delivered and the 6000th Airbus aircraft delivered. Airbus’s 5000th aircraft was an Airbus A330-200 delivered to Qantas late in 2007.
Image Courtesy of Travel Daily.
