Airbus A380 Production » MSN039

A380 Production Update: July 2011 (#10)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:30:39 +0000

Yesterday, Airbus delivered Korean Air’s second A380 (MSN039) at a ceremony in Toulouse.

Her delivery flight routed her directly to Seoul, from Toulouse.

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A380 Production Update: May 2011 (#6)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:38:40 +0000

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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A380 Production Update: January 2011 (#4)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:15:02 +0000

Yesterday saw the first flight of Korean Air’s second A380 (MSN039).

MSN039 departed Toulouse at around 15:00 (local time), but returned about thirty minutes later after reporting a cabin pressurization problem. We will have more on this issue, in the coming days.

Image Courtesy of David Barrie

A380 Production Update: December 2010 (#1)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:35:57 +0000

Late last night, Korean Air’s second A380 (MSN039) was rolled out of Final Assembly.

MSN039′s test registration is F-WWAZ, but once delivered to Korean Air? she will wear HL-8226.

Image Courtesy of Clement R

A380 Production Update: November 2010 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:09:53 +0000

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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A380 Production Update: October 2010 (#13)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:26:16 +0000

China Southern’s first A380 (MSN031) has now entered “Stage 2″ of Final Assembly.

The first of her four engines will be installed in the coming weeks, with roll out onto the flightline expected in late November.

Late last week Korean Air’s second A380 (MSN039) had her first her engines installed. Expect to see MSN039 on the flightline in the next few weeks.

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A380 Production Update: September 2010 (#5)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:20:01 +0000

Our good friend “UK380″ recently visited Toulouse and manged to capture the first photo of Korean Air’s second A380 (MSN039).

MSN039 is currently in Final Assembly, and we don’t expect to see her finished until late November.

Image Courtesy of UK380

A380 Production Update: June 2010 (#12)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:32:09 +0000

The first pictures of Korean Air’s second A380 (MSN039) are starting to appear online, With the majority of them being taken by our good friend BlackBear_31.

And as Convoy #11/2010 completes in long journey, Convoy #12/2010 is announced. The convoy will be carrying a complete frame except for a center fuselage. Convoy #12 is likely to be the last before the summer break.

And on a final note, tomorrow should see the delivery of Emirates eleventh A380 (MSN030), But we will have more on that in the coming days.

A380 Production Update: June 2010 (#11)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:47:33 +0000

Finally our spotters in Toulouse have managed to get a shot of Singapore Airline’s twelfth A380 (MSN058).

MSN058 will transfer to Hamburg on the 14th July.

Spotters have also managed to get a photo of MSN050 (Qantas #8), following it’s long term storage.

She will be delivered to Qantas in January.

Korean Air’s second A380 (MSN039) has been confirmed as the frame being carried on Convoy #11/2010. She will enter Body Join on Thursday, But the tail wont arrive until the weekend.

Images Courtesy of David BARRIE

A380 Production Update: June 2010 (#5)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:46:28 +0000

With Convoy #10/2011 finishing it’s long journey, Convoy #11/2010 has just been announced. It is scheduled to begin on June 21st and finish June 24th. The convoy will be carrying complete frame for a yet unknown MSN.

One of our friendly sources has supplied us with a complete list of frames currently in the build stages of production

Frames that have Completed Build Stages: (These will be the next frames to be Convoyed)
MSN031 - China Southern #1
MSN036 - China Southern #2
MSN039 - Korean Air #2
MSN054 - China Southern #3
MSN059 - Korean Air #3
MSN060 - Emirates #16
MSN067 - Air France #7

Frames Currently in Build Stages:
MSN063 - Qantas #11
MSN068 - Korean Air #4
MSN072 - Lufthansa #9
MSN074 - Qantas #12
MSN075 - Korean Air #5
MSN076 - Singapore Airlines #15
MSN077 - Emirates #17
MSN078 - Malaysia Airlines #1
MSN079 - Singapore Airlines #16
MSN080 - Emirates #18
MSN082 - Singapore Airlines #17