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Korean Air’s first A380 (MSN035) will now be officially delivered on May 31st.
Yes, the delivery ceremony was on the 24th, but due to the fact that pre-delivery testing was delayed by a week, Both Airbus and Korean Air decided to push the legal delivery to the 31st.
There was talk of pushing the ceremony to the 31st as well, but because of the number foreign media, it just wasn’t an option
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Airbus will deliver Korean Air’s first A380 (MSN035) on the 24th May.
This will be the first new airline delivery, since Lufthansa recieved it’s first A380 in May 2010.
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Update: MSN035 will now be handed over on the 24th May (subject to change).
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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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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Korean Air fans can finally rejoice. Yesterday the airline first A380 (MSN035) left the paint hangar, in full livery.
In our personal opinion, this is the best livery so far, but it would be nice to see one in Qatar Airways colors.
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Yesterday, Korean Air’s first A380 (MSN035) performed her first flight.
MSN035 flew direct to Hamburg, and arrived at around 16:00 local time. Outfitting will not begin immediately, she will have to wait for Lufthansa’s fifth A380 (MSN061) to finish first.
We have had a lot of questions about Qantas’s upcoming A380 deliveries, to see if they have had upgraded Trent 900 engines installed. We can confirm that Qantas’s next four A380s, MSN047, MSN050, MSN055 and MSN062 do have upgraded Trent 900′s and will not require a refurbishment or replacement.
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QUICK UPDATE:
This week should the roll out of Korean Air’s second A380 (MSN039).
Also this week, Korean Air’s first A380 (MSN035) will be performing her first flight.
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