2010,
2011,
Air France,
Emirates,
First Flight,
Hamburg,
Lufthansa,
MSN046,
MSN048,
MSN049,
MSN052,
MSN056,
MSN061,
Toulouse |
Posted by FabienA380
Aug
11
2010
Air France’s fifth A380 (MSN052) has finally performed her first flight.
First flight occurred yesterday. She is now on the flightline, waiting for a spot to open up in Hamburg.
Updates from Hamburg:
Air France’s fourth A380 (MSN049) was delivered on Thursday, exactly one year after she was convoyed to Toulouse
Emirates’s twelfth A380 (MSN046) is planned for delivery on Thursday.
Emirates’s thirteenth A380 (MSN042) has been spotted fully painted on the Hamburg flightline. Delivery is expected in September.
Image Courtesy of David BARRIE
Tuesday saw Lufthansa’s fifth A380 (MSN061) perform it’s first flight.
This puts Lufthansa in fourth place of number of A380s flying. Emirates have fifteen, Singapore Airlines have twelve, Qantas have nine, Lufthansa have five and Air France have four.
Thursday saw the roll out Air France’s sixth A380 (MSN064).
MSN064 took four months to complete Final Assembly with all major componets arriving in Toulouse by late March. First flight is currently scheduled for early September. Delivery to Air France will be in Q2 2011.
Today, Lufthansa’s fifth A380 (MSN061) will perform her first flight, after a months long stay on the Toulouse flightline.
Image Courtesy of Schiefi
In the early hours of last Friday, Airbus rolled out Lufthansa’s fifth A380 (MSN061) from Final Assembly.
First flight and transfer is currently scheduled for the 30th July.
Today will see MSN050 (Qantas #8) transfer to Hamburg. Here she is being towed back from the engine test bay.
Images Courtesy of David BARRIE and Antonio ESPOSITO
2010,
2011,
Final Assembly Line,
Korean Air,
Lufthansa,
MSN035,
MSN058,
MSN061,
MSN062,
MSN064,
MSN065,
MSN066,
MSN069,
MSN071,
Qantas,
Singapore Airlines,
Toulouse |
Posted by Oliver Gigacz
Jun
16
2010
As it is a slow news week, We have decided to post a small update on the frames that will roll out in the near future.
Frames in Final Assembly, Stage 1:
MSN035 (Korean Air #1): Roll out Currently Scheduled for September.
MSN069 (Lufthansa #7): Roll out Currently Scheduled for Late September.
Frames in Final Assembly, Stage 2:
MSN058 (Singapore Airlines #12): Roll out Currently Scheduled for Next Week.
MSN061 (Lufthansa #5): Will Roll out late This Week, Early Next Week.
MSN062 (Qantas #10): Will Roll out in Two Weeks.
MSN064 (Air France #6): Roll out Currently Scheduled for Late August, Early September.
MSN065 (Singapore Airlines #13): Roll out Currently Scheduled for Late June.
MSN066 (Lufthansa #6): Roll out Currently Scheduled for Late August, Early September.
MSN071 (Singapore Airlines #14): Roll out Currently Scheduled for Next Week.
