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A380 Production Update: May 2012 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:58:36 +0000

Yesterday, Airbus delivered Lufthansa’s ninth A380 (MSN072) at a ceremony in Hamburg.

This is Lufthansa’s first A380 delivery for the year, with another one (MSN073) expected in a few weeks.

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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: May 2012 (#5)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:07:23 +0000

Earlier today, Malaysia Airlines’ first A380 (MSN078) was ferried to Toulouse in preparation for delivery.

At the time of posting, MSN078 was still in the air, with Toulouse as her destination on the flight plan.

She will wear civilian registration 9M-MNA, and will be delivered to Malaysia Airlines in mid-June.

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A380 Production Update: May 2012 (#4)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:09:37 +0000

Yesterday, Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) started her engines for the first time since completing outfitting.

Cabin flight testing is scheduled to begin later in the month.

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A380 Production Update: May 2012 (#2)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:25:12 +0000

Earlier this week, Airbus delivered Air France’s seventh A380 (MSN099) at a ceremony in Hamburg.

It is Air France’s first A380 delivery since June 2011.

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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 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:22:50 +0000

Earlier this week, Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) emerged from the Hamburg hangars in full livery.

Delivery to the airline is scheduled for late May.

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A380 Production Update: April 2012 (#7)

Oliver Gigacz — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:22:35 +0000

Yesterday, Malaysia Airlines’ first A380 (MSN078) began her post-outfitting taxi tests.

She was originally scheduled to perform a “Rejected Take-Off” test, but it was postponed until tomorrow.

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A380 Production Update: April 2012 (#5)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:47:51 +0000

Yesterday, Emirates’ twenty-sixth A380 (MSN106) was ferried to Hamburg for cabin outfitting and painting.

Last week, we reported that MSN106 experienced engine problems several minutes into her first fight, and that the crew decided to end the test flight, returning to Toulouse without incident.

Airbus cleared MSN106 to return to flight testing on Monday.

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A380 Production Update: April 2012 (#3)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:25:42 +0000

Delivery of Emirates’ twenty-second A380 (MSN101) has been delayed two weeks due to an electrical fault found in the cabin lighting system.

Originally scheduled for delivery on April 5th, MSN101 will now be delivered to Emirates on April 20th. The cause of the lighting system fault is currently being investigated.

She will wear A6-EDV as her civilian registration.