Yesterday, the first A380 for a private customer (MSN002) was spotted on the flightline.
She is expected to begin flight testing later this month.
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Earlier this month, the first A380 for a private owner (MSN002) was seen outside the hangars.
MSN002 has spent the last few years in the hangars being refurbished. Delivery to the customer is expected in Q2 2012.
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Earlier this week, the first A380 for a private customer (MSN002) was spotted inside the final assembly line.
She is expected to move to the flightline in the coming weeks.
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Yesterday, the first A380 business jet (MSN002) was spotted on the flight-line.
MSN002 was the third A380 prototype, and has been in storage in Toulouse since 2007.
In the next few weeks, she will be moved back into the hangars to have her new engines installed.
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Late last week, Airbus moved MSN002 (Prince Alwaleed) back into the flightline hangars and began preparations for refurbishment.
She will be completed and ready to fly by June 2011.
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MSN030 (Emirates #11) has completed her first “Post Outfitting” flight after finishing in the hangars late last month.
Delivery is currently scheduled for the 25th June.
Singapore Airlines twelfth A380 (MSN058) has surprised us all, with completing Final Assembly a week ahead of schedule.
She is currently situated next to MSN002 on the second side of the flightline. Current reports indicate that she will fly to Hamburg on July 14th.
To finish off the week, a surprise. MSN056 (Emirates #14) has finished Final Assembly and is now situated on the flightline next to MSN047 (Qantas #7). This really was a real surprise to us, as we thought MSN052 (Air France #5) would be completed first. This makes two A380s to jump ahead of MSN052, the first being MSN042 (Emirates #13).
MSN056 can be seen behind MSN047.
MSN048 (Lufthansa #4) is now going through final checks, prior to it’s first engine run late next week.
We mentioned in our last post, That MSN002 (Private) is to be stored on the flightline until 2012. Well due the large number of A380s already on the flightline, MSN002 has been transferred to a hangar.
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