Archive for the ‘First Flight’ Category

A380 Production Update: May 2012 (#6)

2012, Emirates, Ferry Flight, First Flight, Hamburg, MSN109, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
May 11 2012

Earlier today, Emirates’ twenty-eighth A380 (MSN109) performed her first (and ferry) flight.


She landed in Hamburg at approximately 14:35 local time.

Delivery to the airline is scheduled for Q4 2012.

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A380 Production Update: April 2012 (#11)

2012, Emirates, Ferry Flight, First Flight, Hamburg, MSN107, MSN108, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Apr 28 2012

Friday saw the first and ferry flight of Emirates’ twenty-sixth A380 (MSN107).


We mentioned earlier in the week that MSN107 was overtaken by her sister ship (MSN108), but as the latter remained in Toulouse, MSN107 was reinstated as Emirates’ twenty-sixth A380.

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A380 Production Update: April 2012 (#9)

2012, Emirates, First Flight | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Apr 24 2012

Yesterday, Emirates’ twenty-seventh A380 (MSN108) performed her first flight.


After spending a few hours over the south of France, she returned to Toulouse, and is currently sitting on the flightline.

She has overtaken her sister ship MSN107, also scheduled to take to the air in a few days.

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A380 Production Update: April 2012 (#4)

2012, Emirates, First Flight, MSN106, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Apr 06 2012

Yesterday, Emirates’ twenty-fifth A380 (MSN106) performed her first flight.


The flight lasted less than thirty minutes due to an engine issue. We cannot determine the exact problem, but will update the article as soon as we know more.

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A380 Production Update: March 2012 (#3)

2012, First Flight, MSN087, Thai Airways, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Mar 06 2012

Yesterday, Thai Airways’ first A380 (MSN087) performed her first flight.


After spending a few hours over Toulouse, she set course for Hamburg, where she landed early in the evening.

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A380 Production Update: February 2012 (#13)

2012, Emirates, First Flight, Hamburg, MSN105, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Feb 29 2012

Yesterday, Emirates’ twenty-fourth A380 (MSN105) performed her first flight.


After spending an hour conducting flight tests over Toulouse, she set course for Hamburg.

Her flight number was AIB01AK.

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A380 Production Update: February 2012 (#2)

2012, Ferry Flight, First Flight, Hamburg, MSN092, Singapore Airlines, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Feb 04 2012

Yesterday, Singapore Airlines’ nineteenth and final A380 (MSN092) performed her first flight.


After spending two hours in the air testing her systems and hardware, she set course for Hamburg, arriving early in the evening.

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