Last week, China Southern’s third A380 (MSN054) completed final assembly.
She took twenty-two weeks to complete assembly, and is currently scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012.
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Yesterday, China Southern’s second A380 (MSN036) was spotted on the Hamburg flightline, with at least one engine missing.
The reason why she has engines missing, is likely to be linked the current shortage of Rolls Royce engines. Her original engines are now probably installed on a frame further ahead in production.
She will reenter the hangars in a few days, to be painted and to have new engines installed. Delivery to China Southern is scheduled for November.
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Yesterday, China Southern’s first A380 (MSN031) was spotted on the Hamburg flightline, in full colour scheme.
She is likely to re enter the hangars in the next few days, so hopefully we will be able to get a complete picture before then.
Delivery to China Southern is scheduled for September.
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Update:
We have managed to find a few more photos.
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Yesterday, China Southern’s second A380 (MSN036) was transferred to Hamburg for outfitting.
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Yesterday, China Southern’s second A380 (MSN036) performed her first flight.
She took off from Toulouse around 13:30, and landed around 15:30 (local time). Her ferry flight to Hamburg is scheduled for next week.
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Yesterday, China Southerns first A380 (MSN031) performed its first flight.
MSN031 flew direct to Hamburg, for outfitting and a coat of paint.
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As China Southerns first A380 (MSN031) prepares for it’s first flight, the airlines second A380 (MSN036) is rolled out of the final assembly line.
MSN036 only took thirteen weeks to complete assembly, which is the second fastest, only behind MSN077 (Emirates #16).
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