Yesterday, Airbus delivered China Southern’s second A380 (MSN036) and Emirates’ twentieth A380 (MSN086).
MSN036 was delivered in Toulouse, while MSN086 was handed over in Hamburg.
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Yesterday, China Southern’s second A380 (MSN036) was spotted on the Hamburg flightline, with at least one engine missing.
The reason why she has engines missing, is likely to be linked the current shortage of Rolls Royce engines. Her original engines are now probably installed on a frame further ahead in production.
She will reenter the hangars in a few days, to be painted and to have new engines installed. Delivery to China Southern is scheduled for November.
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Yesterday, China Southern’s second A380 (MSN036) was transferred to Hamburg for outfitting.
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Yesterday, China Southern’s second A380 (MSN036) performed her first flight.
She took off from Toulouse around 13:30, and landed around 15:30 (local time). Her ferry flight to Hamburg is scheduled for next week.
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As China Southerns first A380 (MSN031) prepares for it’s first flight, the airlines second A380 (MSN036) is rolled out of the final assembly line.
MSN036 only took thirteen weeks to complete assembly, which is the second fastest, only behind MSN077 (Emirates #16).
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This week will see the beginning of the twenty first convoy of 2010.
Only a center fuselage, wing pair and tail plane will be convoyed, with all parts except for the wings, going to China Southern’s second A380 (MSN036).
Convoy #21/2010 will begin on November 29th and arrive in Toulouse on December 2nd.
China Southern’s second A380 (MSN036) has been confirmed as the new frame, being carried on Convoy #20/2010.
A complete frame was convoyed, with the forward and rear fuselage, as well as the wings for MSN036. The center fuselage and tail plane are for Emirates sixteenth A380 (MSN077).
In light of the Qantas A380 incident two weeks ago, news sources from around the globe have reported that up to forty Trent 900 engines will have to replaced over the coming weeks and months. Some media hubs have stated that new engines will be sourced from frames currently in assembly. We will have more information on this over the coming days.
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