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A380 Production Update: July 2010 (#16)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:45:50 +0000

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

A380 Production Update: June 2010 (#14)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:48:49 +0000

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

A380 Production Update: June 2010 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:52:40 +0000

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.

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 (#7)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 14 May 2010 06:20:57 +0000

Yesterday, MSN061 (Lufthansa #5) had it’s fourth and final engine installed. Roll out is expected in late May, after the final equipment is installed in the cockpit. Delivery for MSN061 is currently scheduled for January 2011.

MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) entered the paint hangar this week, Painting is the final step before she is transferred to the flightline and then being prepared for Cabin Test Flights.

Delivery is currently scheduled for June.

Images Courtesy of Christophe RAMOS

A380 Production Update: March 2010 (#1)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:08:52 +0000

March is here (Already) so we thought it would be a good idea to give you an overview of the current production line. So here it is…

Toulouse Production:
MSN002 (Private) – Currently in Refitting Hangar.
MSN042 (Emirates #13) – In Second Second Stage of Final Assembly and is Scheduled to Be Rolled Out in late March.
MSN047 (Qantas #7) – Engines Have Been Re Installed and Should Roll Out this week.
MSN048 (Lufthansa #4) – Completed and will be Rolled Out this week.
MSN050 (Qantas #8) – Being Stored in a Flightline Hangar until May.
MSN052 (Air France #5) – Completed and will be Rolled Out this week.
MSN055 (Qantas #9) – First Stage of Final Assembly. Parts of Final Assembly Will be done in a Flightline Hangar.
MSN056 (Emirates #14) – Second Stage of Final Assembly.
MSN057 (Emirates #15) – Waiting for slot in Second Stage of Final Assembly.
MSN058 (Singapore Airlines #12) – Waiting for Slot in First Stage of Final Assembly.
MSN061 (Lufthansa #5) – First Stage of Final Assembly.
MSN062 (Qantas #10) – First Stage of Final Assembly.
MSN065 (Singapore Airlines #13) – Body Join has Begun and is Scheduled to take 10 days.

Hamburg Production:
MSN009 (Emirates #9) – Delivery Scheduled for May.
MSN028 (Emirates #10) – Delivery Scheduled for June.
MSN030 (Emirates #11) – Delivery Scheduled for July.
MSN038 (Lufthansa #1) – Delivery Scheduled for 10th May.
MSN041 (Lufthansa #2) – Delivery Scheduled for June.
MSN043 (Air France #3) – Delivery Scheduled for April.
MSN044 (Lufthansa #3) – Delivery Scheduled for Q3 2010.
MSN046 (Emirates #12) – Delivery Scheduled for August.
MSN049 (AIr France #4) – Delivery Scheduled for Q3 2010,
MSN051 (Singapore Airlines #11) – Delivery Scheduled for Late March.

Convoy’s:
The next new frames to be Convoyed to Toulouse are scheduled to be.
MSN031 (China Southern #1)
MSN066 (Lufthansa #6)
MSN069 (Lufthansa #7)
MSN035 (Korean Air #1)

First Stage of Final Assembly = Installation of Electronic Components that Control the Aircraft and Installation of Fuel Tanks.

Second Stage of Final Assembly = Installation of Engines, Belly Fairing and all other Facilities in and outside the Aircraft.

Roll Out = Moved from the Final Assembly Line to the Flightline.

A380 Production Update: January 2010 (#7)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:52:19 +0000

MSN030 (Emirates #11) performed it’s first flight on the 14th January and ferried straight to Hamburg for outfitting. Toulouse had poor weather on the 14th so no pictures of the first flight were taken. But here is one of MSN030 performing a rejected take off, the day before.

The first picture of MSN044 (Lufthansa #3) has popped up. It’s test registration is F-WWSJ which was changed from F-WWAJ when it was in the Final Assembly Line. We don’t know why. Also note that it’s lower rudder is white.

MSN049 (Air France #4) was rolled out of the Final Assembly Line on the 14th January. This makes a spot available in Final Assembly for MSN061 (Lufthansa #5). You can see the tail of MSN049 in the photo. We will try and get a better shot for you next week.

All Images are Copyright and Courtesy of David Barrie

A380 Production Update: December 2009 (#18)

Oliver Gigacz — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:02:23 +0000

MSN042 (Emirates #13) has finally entered Final Assembly after several weeks on the flightline. You can see a picture of the flightline below and you can only see MSN052 (Air France #5) and MSN041 (Lufthansa #2).

MSN057 (Emirates #15) has finished body join and will soon be transfered to Final Assembly. MSN061 (Lufthansa #5) will take MSN057′s spot in body join after Christmas.

MSN027 (Qantas #5) was supposed to arrive in Sydney from Toulouse (via Singapore) on Sunday night, but was delayed in Singapore and due to Sydney Airports curfew it was delivered in Melbourne. This is the first delivery of an Airbus A380 in Melbourne. Melbourne airport usually gets deliveries of Qantas’s Boeing B737s and Airbus A330s.

A380 Production Update: December 2009 (#9)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:57:23 +0000

The tail of MSN061 has departed Hamburg for Toulouse. Lufthansa is the second A380 airline to have part of the aircrafts rego on the tail. The first being Qantas.

A380 Production Update: December 2009 (#7)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:35:15 +0000

We can glady confirm that Convoy #18′s forward fuselage is MSN055 for Qantas. This is Qantas’s first convoy since Convoy #1 this year. The other remaining parts are for MSN061 (Lufthansa). Most people in the forums were guessing MSN035 for Korean Air as this is scheduled for a 2010 delivery. But not being on Convoy #18 it now only has a very small chance for a 2010 delivery.

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