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A380 Production Update: May 2010 (#15)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 30 May 2010 04:51:42 +0000

Airbus have finally transferred MSN047 (Qantas #7) to Hamburg for outfitting. The flight occurred on May 27, which was exactly one year after she was rolled out of Final Assembly.

Friday saw the delivery of MSN028, This is the 29th A380 to be delivered and the ninth for Emirates.

And on a final note, One of our forum members spotted the first A380 for Korean Air in the first stage of Final Assembly.

First flight is currently scheduled for around October 20th.

Images Courtesy of: A380Spotter, Phil Gallerand and DigitalAirliners

A380 Production Update: May 2010 (#14)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:39:27 +0000

This week has seen the roll out of three A380′s from the Final Assembly Line. This is great news, as the previous roll out (MSN056) was almost two months ago.

MSN052 (Air France #5) is one of the three, and was rolled out early in week. Earlier this year MSN052 was put into short term storage at the request of Air France. But now she is back on track.

Also rolling out this week, was MSN057 (Emirates #15). If you can remember earlier in the year MSN057 spent a few weeks on the flightline, while waiting for a spot in second stage Final Assembly.

And last but not least, MSN055 (Qantas #9) which was rolled out late yesterday evening.

MSN055 is the frame on the right.

All Images are Courtesy of DigitalAirliners.com
P.S. There will be more detailed information on each of these frames next week.

A380 Production Update: May 2010 (#13)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:12:04 +0000

Lufthansa’s second A380 (MSN041) has been rolled out of the Hamburg hangars, after paint was completed earlier in the week.

MSN041 will now be prepared for Cabin Testing, with delivery currently scheduled for late June.

MSN047 (Qantas #7) has been rescheduled to make it’s ferry flight to Hamburg either late today or late tomorrow.

A380 Production Update: May 2010 (#9)

Oliver Gigacz — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:49:43 +0000

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

A380 Production Update: May 2010 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 15 May 2010 06:49:59 +0000

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)

A380 Production Update: May 2010 (#6)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:43:06 +0000

MSN047 (Qantas #7) is scheduled to make it’s de-storage flight today and then finally ferry to Hamburg on May 17.

MSN047′s sister ship, MSN050 is now targeted to ferry to Hamburg on June 8th.

Emirates have announced that their ninth A380 (MSN028) will be delivered on May 28th.

Images Courtesy of David Barrie and Phil Gallerand

A380 Production Update: May 2010 (#4)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 09 May 2010 13:59:02 +0000

MSN056 (Emirates #14) has begun taxi testing and is scheduled to make her first flight this week. It is unknown if she will be transferred to Hamburg or if she will stay in Toulouse, Waiting for a spot to open up in Outfitting.

If MSN056 was to transfer this week, MSN047 (Qantas #7) will have to wait even longer before she begins Outfitting.

Image Courtesy of Christophe RAMOS

A380 Production Update: May 2010 (#1)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:22:21 +0000

MSN047 (Qantas #7) was supposed to be transferred to Hamburg on Friday, But as of Sunday the 2nd May she is still in Toulouse. If she were to transfer this coming week, She may have to wait up to a month before an outfitting bay becomes available. Delivery may slip into Q1 2011.

The next frame to come out of outfitting will be MSN041 (Lufthansa #2), which is scheduled for completion in late May.

Image Courtesy of A380Spotter

A380 Production Update: April 2010 (#18)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:33:57 +0000

Delays have struck MSN050 (Qantas #8). MSN050 was to be transferred to Hamburg for Outfitting in mid May, But due faulty wiring found in the undercarriage she has been delayed until mid June.

A 2010 delivery is still possible, But is likely to slip into 2011.

MSN050′s sister-ship (MSN047 Qantas #7) will be transferred to Hamburg this week.

MSN048 (Lufthansa #4) completed it’s first taxi tests on Monday and is scheduled to make a Rejected Take Off test today or Wednesday. With first flight to be around Thursday or Friday.

Emirates has made some registration changes to MSN009 and MSN028.

MSN028 was originally meant to be A6-EDJ, But will now become A6-EDI, And MSN009 was originally meant to be A6-EDI, But will now become A6-EDJ.

Image’s Courtesy of David BARRIE and Christophe RAMOS

A380 Production Update: April 2010 (#15)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:00:25 +0000

MSN065 (Singapore Airlines #13) has been spotted on the flightline, Fresh from Body Join. The frame is waiting for MSN057 (Emirates #15) to finish final assembly, which should be next week. You can see the tail of MSN065 in the picture below.

MSN052 (Air France #5) finally entered Final Assembly yesterday. MSN052 is scheduled for completion in early July.

MSN047 (Qantas #7) is scheduled to be transferred to Hamburg on either Monday or Tuesday. She was originally scheduled to be transferred this week, but was delayed due to Iceland’s Volcano.

MSN047′s sister-ship, MSN050 (Qantas #8) is scheduled to be transferred to Hamburg in mid May.