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A380 Production Update: August 2009 (#14)

2009, 2010, Air France, Convoy, Final Assembly Line, First Flight, Hamburg, Lufthansa, MSN026, MSN038, MSN049, MSN050, Qantas, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Aug 24 2009

MSN026 for Qantas was delivered late last week three months after original delivery was expected. It will enter service with Qantas early in September.

MSN050 for Qantas will peform a RTO on 24th August and first flight on 25th August and will then be placed in storage with MSN047 until May 2010.

MSN038 first for Lufthansa has had some delays in the FAL and will be now rolled out either late this week or early next week.
And finally here is a time laps video of A380 sections in Hamburg being loaded onto one of the A380 Transporters.

A380 Production Update: August 2009 (#10)

2009, Hamburg, Lufthansa, MSN026, MSN038, MSN050, MSN051, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Aug 18 2009

Just a few updates to start the week. MSN051 for Singapore Airlines first flight has been delayed until 31st August due to a technical issue on board. It’s first flight will also be its ferry flight to Hamburg.

MSN026 for Qantas will be delivered on the 26th August after almost 9 months in outfitting. MSN050 also for Qantas should start taxi tests very shortley before making a scheduled first flight on the 25th August.

MSN038 the first for Lufthansa will be rolled out any day. So keep watching closely to A380 Production over the course of the next few days as we will report it as soon as it happens.

A380 Production Update: August 2009 (#9)

2009, Hamburg, MSN026, Qantas, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Aug 15 2009

MSN026 for Qantas has been ferried back to Toulouse finally and will be delivered on the 26th August.

Image is Courtesy of Yvan Panas

A380 Production Update: August 2009 (#7)

2009, 2010, Emirates, Final Assembly Line, First Flight, Hamburg, Lufthansa, MSN026, MSN028, MSN038, Qantas, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Aug 10 2009

Just some updates for the week.

Emirates:
MSN028′s delivery has been re scheduled from late 2009 to January 2010.

Qantas:
MSN026 will be ferried tomorrow to Toulouse before delivery later this month.

Lufthansa:
MSN038 the first for the airline will be rolled out of the FAL in the next 14 days and make its first flight on the 18th September.

A380 Production Update: August 2009 (#4)

2009, 2010, Convoy, Emirates, First Flight, Hamburg, Lufthansa, MSN026, MSN047, MSN048, MSN049, Qantas, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Aug 06 2009

Convoy #10 has arrived in Toulouse with parts of MSN048 and MSN049.

Also MSN026 for Qantas has made its first post cabin installment flight and will be delivered on the 26th August. In other news MSN047 will make its first flight on Thursday.