This week will mark the entry of the fifth airline to utilize the A380, With Lufthansa scheduled to receive their first (MSN038) on May 19th.
Lufthansa will start taking paying passengers on June 11th on the Frankfurt to Tokyo route.
Today, MSN056 (Emirates #14) was transferred to Hamburg for Outfitting and Painting. Delivery is currently scheduled for October.
MSN047 (Qantas #7) is also scheduled to make it’s ferry flight to Hamburg today, But this is likely to change to Wednesday or Thursday.
Image Courtesy of Christoph Meyer
Yesterday, MSN061 (Lufthansa #5) had it’s fourth and final engine installed. Roll out is expected in late May, after the final equipment is installed in the cockpit. Delivery for MSN061 is currently scheduled for January 2011.
MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) entered the paint hangar this week, Painting is the final step before she is transferred to the flightline and then being prepared for Cabin Test Flights.
Delivery is currently scheduled for June.
Images Courtesy of Christophe RAMOS
MSN038 (Lufthansa #1) completed it’s Rejected Take Off test on Wednesday the 14th April. The aircraft will start Cabin Flight Testing tomorrow and should continue for about a month.
Image Courtesy of Airliners Gallery
Just a quick update:
Yesterday MSN038 (Lufthansa #1) was moved back to flightline after spending a week in one of the hangars receiving some final touch ups.
In the coming weeks MSN038 will begin cabin flight testing, before delivered to Lufthansa in mid May.
Image Courtesy of AB737
Yesterday saw the roll out of MSN038 (Lufthansa #1). The aircraft is now complete and fully painted. MSN038 will now be prepared for flight testing.
Convoy #5/2010 is currently scheduled to begin tonight, It will be carrying the center and rear fuselage for MSN064 (Air France #6)
