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A380 Production Update: February 2010 (#5)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:40:39 +0000

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

A380 Production Update: February 2010 (#4)

Oliver Gigacz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:37:08 +0000

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.

A380 Production Update: February 2010 (#2)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:53:57 +0000

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

A380 Production Update: January 2010 (#2)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:17:38 +0000

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.

A380 Production Update: January 2010 (#1)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:23:19 +0000

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.

A380 Production Update: December 2009 (#1)

Oliver Gigacz — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:53:12 +0000

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

A380 Production Update: November 2009 (#19)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:42:25 +0000

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-

A380 Production Update: November 2009 (#18)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:10:11 +0000

Well with another Convoy arriving another is announced and it will be a full frame convoyed. But the forward fuselage will be a new MSN, while the remaining pieces will complete MSN061 (Lufthansa). The new MSN will have to be either MSN035 (Korean Air), MSN055 (Qantas) or MSN058 (Singapore Airlines). The convoy will begin on December 4th.

Over in Hamburg. MSN040 the second for Air France will roll out of the outfitting Hangars hopefully tomorrow (If not tomorrow, next week)

A380 Production Update: November 2009 (#12)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:04:27 +0000

Well another A380 has rolled out of the Outfitting hangers in Hamburg. This time it is MSN027 for Qantas. This makes it the third roll out this week (MSN007 and MSN023 Being the Previous). This only leaves MSN029 (Qantas) and MSN040 (Air France) the only remaining scheduled 2009 delivery aircraft to roll out.

A380 Production Update: November 2009 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:19:35 +0000

Well its getting to the last deliveries of 2009 and it is going to be very busy. We have delivery of MSN007, MSN023, MSN025 (Emirates – Still Unsure), MSN027, MSN029 (Qantas) and MSN040 (Air France). MSN007 and MSN027 in the last few days have been sending ACARS messages but we are still to confirm if they are on the flightline. The rest of them will have to be put on the flightline very soon. So spotters in Hamburg will be very happy.

We are unsure if MSN007 will be the first to be delivered but it is the only one with a confirmed date.

MSN027 and MSN029 will be ferried to Toulouse for delivery and the rest will be delivered from Hamburg.

Back in Toulouse, and it has been looking the same for over three weeks now with MSN030 (Emirates) the only one on the flightline. This is a first for a longtime on the A380 flightline with only one production frame there. We have all been waiting for the roll out of MSN041 (Lufthansa) and MSN046 (Emirates) but yet no movement. But there dates for first flight (Mid December) have not changed for a while. We have feared they will be moved into 2010 like MSN030.