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Lufthansa’s third A380 (MSN044) is scheduled to make a Rejected Take Off today and pending weather conditions will make its first flight tomorrow.
MSN040 (Air France #2) is finally scheduled for delivery on the 10th. She is scheduled to make her first trip on the 17th February to Johannesburg
MSN049 (Air France #4) has been scheduled for a first flight in the last week of February.
Lufthansa Image Copyright to mhettic
MSN038 (Lufthansa #1) was transfered from the paint hangar to the flightline yesterday, Now giving the public the first look at a completed Lufthansa Airbus A380. MSN038 will now go though cabin testing and airline training prior to being delivered in May.
The tail of MSN058 (Singapore Airlines #12) has arrived in Toulouse and will soon be joined to the rest of MSN058.
MSN040 (Air France #2) is still in Hamburg and will be do a few more test flights before hopefully being delivered in the next few days.
On Monday MSN040 (Air France #2) was on a cabin test flight from Hamburg and had due to divert to Toulouse becuase of bad weather. MSN040 stayed in Toulouse for two days before being transfered to Hamburg yesterday.
MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) was finally transfered to Hamburg on Wednesday. MSN041 will be delivered to Lufthansa in June.
Convoy #2/2010 has arrived in Toulouse and as we expected the new frame is MSN065 for Singapore Airlines.
Images Courtesy of Davie Barrie, Yvan Panas and Blackbear
MSN030 (Emirates #11) has finally started taxi tests after 12 weeks on the flightline. It will have its first flight sometime in the next two weeks.
MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) has been joined by MSN044 (Lufthansa #3). This is the first time that two Lufthansa A380s have been together on the flightline. Both MSN041 and MSN044 should fly in late January or early February.
MSN029 (Qantas #6) will be finally delivered today and will arrive in Sydney on Sunday night (AEST). MSN029 is the first delivery for 2010.
In Hamburg MSN040 (Air France #2) is back on the flightline and is now beginning final preparations for delivery in February.
I will be away from the blog from the 9th till the 15th January, So our forum Moderator (FabienA380) will be writing on the blog.
Well 2009 was a bad year for Airbus in the A380 section, With Airbus only delivering 10 A380s during 2009. These were MSN007, MSN017, MSN023 (Emirates), MSN019, MSN021, MSN034, MSN045 (Singapore Airlines), MSN026, MSN027 (Qantas) and MSN033 (Air France).
The A380s that did not make Airbus schedule of 12 for the year were MSN029 (Qantas #6) which will now be delivered on January 8th and MSN040 (Air France #2) which will be delivered in late January.
MSN028 (Emirates) left the paint hanger last week which now opens a spot for MSN038 (Lufthansa #1) to enter the paint hanger.
MSN030 (Emirates) has yet to start taxi tests but Airbus is hoping to start them this week.
MSN025 (Emirates) has been rolled out of the outfitting hangars in Hamburg. This comes as a surprise as MSN025 is scheduled for delivery in Q1 2010 while MSN040 (Air France) is still yet to roll out but is scheduled for a 2009 delivery.
MSN007 (Refurbished for Emirates) will have it’s rejected take off test on Tuesday at 4PM local time.
Back in Toulouse, MSN030 (Emirates) is now back on the flightline after a three week stay in one of the flightline hangars. She is currently situated next to MSN042 (Emirates).
A380Spotter once again visited the Final Assembly Line and has given us a report from what he saw:
Post 30C:
MSN046 (Emirates) All four engines installed and with full Emirates tail . Wearing test registration F-WWAG. Roll out looked
imminent.
Post 30B:
MSN044 (Lufthansa) Right outboard engine installed and looking complete. Full Lufthansa tail with MC as tail ID. Wearing test registration F-WWSJ.
Post 30A:
MSN049 (Air France) could not see if engines were installed but looking almost complete. Wearing test registration F-WWAL
Airbus is trying to keep MSN007 and MSN023 (Emirates) on track for a 2009 delivery but there has been some onboard system problems. The latest Airbus schedule still states a December delivery for both, But Airbus is fearing they might slip into 2010.
MSN027 (Qantas) has arrived back in Toulouse for a final check prior to delivery in mid December.
Our forum member UK380 has once again visited the Hamburg production line there are some interesting entries. Here is the list of MSN parts that were seen.
MSN035 (Korean Air) – Center Fuselage + Empannage
MSN039 (Korean Air) – Rear Fuselage
MSN055 (Qantas) – Center Fuselage
MSN058 (Singapore Airlines) – Empannage
MSN062 (Qantas) – Foward Nose
MSN064 (Air France) – Empannage
MSN065 (Singapore Airlines) – Empannage
MSN066 (Lufthansa) – Empannage
MSN069 (Lufthansa) – Empannage
MSN070 (Lufthansa) Empannage
MSN071 (Singapore Airlines) – Empannage
MSN072 (Lufthansa) Empannage
In other Hamburg news, MSN040 (Air France) still has not come out of the hangars but should at the start of next week.
Image Courtesty of Irvine-
