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A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#14)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:12:50 +0000

Today, Lufthansa’s third A380 (MSN044) performed a RTO (Rejected Take Off) in preparation for it’s first cabin test flight, tomorrow.

Delivery of MSN044 is scheduled for early August.

Image Courtesy of Philippe Gallerand

A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#12)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:17:01 +0000

Several aviation forums are reporting that Emirates will be suspending A380 deliveries in 2011. We cannot yet confirm or deny this, but current production schedules still state that the airline will receive three A380s in Q3/Q4 2011 (MSN060, MSN077 and MSN080).

If Emirates were to suspend deliveries this would halt the airline deploying the A380 on key routes such as Dubai to Melbourne and Dubai to Singapore.

Over in Toulouse, Singapore Airlines twelfth A380 (MSN058) has successfully performed her first flight. This also happened to be her ferry flight to Hamburg for cabin outfitting.

Image Courtesy of Schiefi

A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#10)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:45:24 +0000

Air France’s fourth A380 (MSN049) has begun Cabin Flight Testing in Hamburg.

Tests flights will continue over the coming weeks, with delivery of the frame in late August.

Image Courtesy of Gruß Marvin

A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#9)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:53:39 +0000

Last Friday marked the first time that Airbus delivered two separate A380s on the same day. The A380s in question were MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) and MSN051 (Singapore Airlines #11).

With these deliveries, the total number of A380s in airlines service is 33 (11 each for Emirates and Singapore Airlines, 6 for Qantas, 3 for Air France and 2 for Lufthansa)

A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:42:30 +0000

Just a quick update to finish the week off:

Qantas’s ninth A380 (MSN055) finally made it’s first flight yesterday, after a long seven week wait on the flightline.

MSN055 is now in Hamburg and will soon be towed to an outfitting hangar.

Image Courtesy of matze-man

A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#7)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:37:12 +0000

We mentioned in our previous post that Qantas’s ninth A380 (MSN055) was scheduled to make it’s first flight on July 12th. Just after we posted this Airbus changed the schedule saying first flight had been delayed until July 14.

Here is MSN055 performing a taxi run late yesterday evening.

Airbus have announced that Lufthansa’s second A380 (MSN041) will be delivered on July 16.

Image Courtesy of Yvan Panas

A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#6)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:13:08 +0000

Yesterday, Qantas’s ninth A380 (MSN055) performed her first engine tests after a near one and a half month wait on the flightline.

First flight is scheduled for July 12th. Her first flight will also be her ferry flight to Hamburg.

Image Courtesy of matze-man

A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#5)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:01:53 +0000

Singapore Airlines eleventh A380 (MSN051) has returned to Toulouse, after having it’s business class seats installed in Hamburg over the last few weeks.

Delivery of MSN051 is currently scheduled for July 16th. (Fun Fact: Singapore Airlines last A380 delivery was in September 2009)

Image Courtesy of Jean-Claude MAURAN

A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#1)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:02:33 +0000

Yesterday, Qantas’s eighth A380 (MSN050) finally transferred to Hamburg. A mere ten months after first flight*.

Delivery is currently scheduled for January 2011, But rumors are going around that she will be delivered in December.

Image Courtesy of David BARRIE

*(MSN050 was stored from August 09 to May 10)

A380 Production Update: June 2010 (#15)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:01:40 +0000

Lufthansa’s second A380 (MSN041) has taken to the air for the first time since it was transferred to Hamburg in January.

MSN041 will be delivered in July

Earlier in the week a great photo of the Toulouse flightline was posted to Flickr. The picture also confirms that Singapore Airlines twelfth (MSN058) has been moved to engine test bay.

Images Courtesy of By Phil Gallerand and Bruce Irving