Archive for the ‘Korean Air’ Category

A380 Production Update: May 2011 (#9)

2011, Hamburg, Korean Air, MSN059 | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
May 15 2011

Last week, Korean Air’s third A380 (MSN059) completed outfitting, and will soon enter the paint hangars.


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A380 Production Update: May 2011 (#7)

2011, Korean Air, MSN075, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
May 12 2011

Earlier this week, Korean Air’s fifth A380 (MSN075) began engine and taxi tests.


First flight is currently scheduled for tomorrow.

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A380 Production Update: May 2011 (#6)

2011, Hamburg, Korean Air, MSN035, MSN039 | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
May 11 2011

Both the first and second A380s for Korean Air (MSN035 and MSN039) have now completed outfitting.


MSN035 began cabin test flights last week, with MSN039 to follow in the coming weeks.

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A380 Production Update: April 2011 (#6)

2011, Korean Air, MSN035 | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Apr 16 2011

A few of our sources have confirmed that Korean Air’s first A380 (MSN035), will be delivered in the middle of May.


Korean Air plans to begin A380 operations on June 10th, operating from Seoul to Tokyo.

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A380 Production Update: March 2011 (#16)

2011, Emirates, Final Assembly, Korean Air, MSN075, MSN077, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Mar 31 2011

Yesterday, Korean Air’s fifth A380 (MSN075) completed final assembly.


MSN075 took just twelve weeks to complete assembly, and can now claim the title of the fastest A380 to go through through assembly, beating Emirate’s sixteenth A380 (MSN077) by one week.

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A380 Production Update: March 2011 (#8)

2011, First Flight, Hamburg, Korean Air, MSN068, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Mar 16 2011

Yesterday, Korean Air’s fourth A380 (MSN068) performed its first flight.


MSN068 flew direct from Toulouse, landing on Hamburgs RWY05, in the early afternoon.

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A380 Production Update: March 2011 (#7)

2011, Korean Air, MSN068, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Mar 14 2011

Last week, Korean Air’s fourth A380 (MSN068) began engine tests.


MSN068 will begin taxi tests early this week, and will hopefully perform her first flight late in the week.

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