2010,
2011,
Air France,
Emirates,
Hamburg,
Lufthansa,
MSN030,
MSN041,
MSN042,
MSN044,
MSN046,
MSN047,
MSN048,
MSN049,
MSN050,
MSN055,
MSN056,
MSN057,
MSN061,
Qantas,
Toulouse |
Posted by Oliver Gigacz
May
15
2010
A lot of people have been asking on the forum about the delivery dates for certain frames, So to quickly answer all those questions here are the delivery dates that we know of.
MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) – June 2010
MSN030 (Emirates #11) – July 2010
MSN044 (Lufthansa #3) – July 2010
MSN046 (Emirates #12) – August 2010
MSN042 (Emirates #13) – September 2010
MSN049 (Air France #4) – September 2010
MSN048 (Lufthansa #4) – October 2010
MSN056 (Emirates #14) – October 2010
MSN047 (Qantas #7) – November 2010
MSN057 (Emirates #15) – December 2010
MSN050 (Qantas #8) – January 2011
MSN055 (Qantas #9) – January 2011
MSN061 (Lufthansa #5) – January 2011
All Dates are Subject to Change
(The delivery dates for MSN035, MSN052, MSN058, MSN062, MSN064, MSN065, MSN066, MSN069, MSN071 will be posted soon)
On Monday we received some great news from the highest source. MSN031 (China Southern #1) has been confirmed as the new frame that will be carried on Convoy #7/2010.
This is the first new A380 airline in 14 months, the last being Lufthansa back in February 2009. China Southern will take delivery of their first A380 in Q3 2011.
We all know that MSN042 (Emirates #13) is in Hamburg waiting for an outfitting spot, But it is only now that we get a picture of her flying.
Image Courtesy of David Barrie
Yesterday, MSN042 (Emirates #13) was transferred to Hamburg. The aircraft will now be painted and outfitted for airline service, with delivery to Emirates in early Q4 2010.
MSN071 (Singapore Airlines #14) completed Body Join on Thursday, and is now waiting for a spot to open up in Final Assembly.
Image Courtesy of Denis CARAIRE
MSN042 (Emirates #13) finally performed her first flight yesterday. After weeks of engine and taxi testing Airbus engineers cleared the frame for flight. MSN042 will be ferried to Hamburg for Outfitting next week.
MSN042 (Emirates #13) performed it’s first Rejected Take Off test on Friday, after several days of taxi tests. Tuesday is a safe bet for it’s first flight.
Image Courtesy of David Barrie
