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A380 Production Update: May 2012 (#6)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:24:22 +0000

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)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:08:56 +0000

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)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:46:04 +0000

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)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:47:08 +0000

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)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:56:49 +0000

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)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:49:28 +0000

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)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:34:40 +0000

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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A380 Production Update: January 2012 (#11)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:17:20 +0000

Yesterday, Malaysia Airlines’ second A380 (MSN081) performed her first flight.

She only spent an hour in the air before returning to Toulouse, but was ferried to Hamburg later in the day.

Once delivered, she will carry civil registration 9M-MNB.

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A380 Production Update: January 2012 (#7)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:35:50 +0000

Earlier this week, Emirates’ twenty-third A380 (MSN103) performed her first flight.

After spending two hours in the air, she returned to the Toulouse flightline, and is expected to ferry to Hamburg by the end of the week.

Delivery is slated for Q3 2012.

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A380 Production Update: December 2011 (#7)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:52:10 +0000

Yesterday, Singapore Airlines’ eighteenth A380 (MSN085) performed her first flight.

She used callsign AIB01AH and returned to the Toulouse flightline after spending several hours in the air. Several small issues were recorded, but are likely to be fixed by the end of the week.