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A380 Production Update: October 2010 (#12)

2010, 2011, Convoy, Emirates, MSN060, MSN077, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Oct 29 2010

Emirates sixteenth A380 (MSN077) has been confirmed as the new frame being transported on Convoy #19/2010.


Up until last week we had thought that MSN060 was going to become Emirates sixteenth A380, however it has since been confirmed that MSN060 will not be built and that MSN077 will take it’s place.

Currently only the forward and rear fuselages, along with the wings are en route to Toulouse. The center fuselage and tail plane will arrive on Convoy #20/2010 in three weeks time.

Image Courtesy or AranesA380

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A380 Production Update: October 2010 (#7)

2010, 2011, Convoy, Emirates, MSN060, MSN076, Singapore Airlines, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Oct 16 2010

Convoy #19/2010 has been announced and is scheduled to begin on October 25th.


The convoy will be carrying a complete frame with the center fuselage and tailplane for Singapore Airlines fifteenth A380 (MSN076) and the forward fuselage, rear fuselage and wing pair for an unknown MSN.

We expect the new MSN to be Emirates’s sixteenth A380 (MSN060), as it is the last Q3 2011 frame to be transfered to Toulouse.

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A380 Production Update: September 2010 (#1)

2010, 2011, China Southern, Convoy, Emirates, MSN031, MSN060, MSN063, Qantas, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Sep 01 2010

Yesterday marked the beginning  of the fifteenth Convoy for 2010. Convoy #15 departed “Langon” at 22:00 local time.


The components being transported are…

Center Fuselage (MSN031 – China Southern #1)
Forward Fuselage, Rear Fuselage, Wing Pair, Tailplane (Unknown MSN – Speculations – MSN060 (Emirates), MSN063 (Qantas))

Convoy #15 will arrive in Toulouse on September 2nd, at around 01:00.

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A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#12)

2010, 2011, Emirates, First Flight, Hamburg, MSN058, MSN060, MSN077, MSN080, Singapore Airlines, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Jul 24 2010

Several aviation forums are reporting that Emirates will be suspending A380 deliveries in 2011. We cannot yet confirm or deny this, but current production schedules still state that the airline will receive three A380s in Q3/Q4 2011 (MSN060, MSN077, and MSN080).

If Emirates were to suspend deliveries, it would halt deployment of the A380 on key routes such as Dubai-Melbourne and Dubai-Singapore.

Over in Toulouse, Singapore Airlines’ twelfth A380 (MSN058) successfully performed her first flight; it was also her ferry flight to Hamburg for cabin outfitting.

Image Courtesy of Schiefi

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A380 Production Update: June 2010 (#5)

2010, 2011, 2012, Air France, China Southern, Convoy, Emirates, Hamburg, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, MSN031, MSN036, MSN039, MSN054, MSN059, MSN060, MSN063, MSN067, MSN068, MSN072, MSN074, MSN075, MSN076, MSN077, MSN078, MSN079, MSN080, MSN082, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Toulouse | Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Jun 10 2010

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

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