Airbus A380 Production » Korean Air

A380 Production Update: May 2012 (#9)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:43:03 +0000

Late last week, Korean Air’s sixth A380 (MSN096) completed final assembly and was towed to the flightline.

She took just twelve weeks to complete assembly, and has been given test registration F-WWAP.

Her civilian registration will be HL-7619.

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A380 Production Update: March 2012 (#10)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:04:42 +0000

Yesterday, Korean Air’s sixth A380 (MSN096) completed the body join stage of production and was towed to the final assembly hangars.

She is expected to complete final assembly in twelve weeks.

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A380 Production Update: February 2012 (#6)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:38:59 +0000

Korean Air’s sixth A380 (MSN096) has been confirmed as the new frame being carried on Convoy #04/2012.

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Only the wings and tailplane are being carried on the convoy, with the remaining components scheduled to arrive later in the month.

Delivery to the airline is scheduled for Q4 2012; it will be Korean Air’s only A380 delivery this year.

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A380 Production Update: November 2011 (#4)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:04:48 +0000

Yesterday, Korean Air’s fifth A380 (MSN075) performed her first cabin test flight.

Delivery to the airline is expected later in the quarter.

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A380 Production Update: September 2011 (#6)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:22:28 +0000

Today, Airbus delivered Korean Air’s fourth A380 (MSN068).

This is the fourteenth A380 delivery this year, and the fifty-fifth overall.

MSN068 will wear HL7614 as her commercial registration.

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A380 Production Update: August 2011 (#17)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:11:26 +0000

Yesterday, Korean Air’s fourth A380 (MSN068) was transferred to Toulouse, in preparation for delivery.

Delivery is currently scheduled for early September.

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A380 Production Update: August 2011 (#11)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:25:09 +0000

Yesterday, Korean Air’s fourth A380 (MSN068) performed her first cabin test flight.

This is another step closer to delivery, which takes place in September.

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A380 Production Update: August 2011 (#6)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:23:14 +0000

Korean Air’s third A380 (MSN059) was in the air today, performing some pre-delivery tests.

She was using the callsign AIB05AY, and was only in the air for about an hour. She is expected to be delivered to Korean Air later this month.

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A380 Production Update: August 2011 (#3)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:38:49 +0000

Yesterday, Korean Air’s third A380 (MSN059) was ferried to Toulouse, for delivery preparations.

She will be delivered to the airline later this month.

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A380 Production Update: August 2011 (#2)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:19:43 +0000

Earlier this week, Korean Air’s fourth A380 (MSN068) completed the outfitting stage of production.

With painting and outfitting now complete, she is just over a month away from delivery to Korean Air.