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Earlier this week, Air France’s sixth A380 (MSN064) was transferred from Toulouse to Hamburg for outfitting and a coat of paint.
MSN064 first flew in late August, but at the request of Air France she was put into long term storage for three months.
Delivery is currently scheduled for Q2 2011.
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Late last week we saw the roll out of MSN047 (Qantas #7) in Hamburg, this is the first roll out of a Qantas frame this year.
A valuable member of the forum has provided us with a production update:
Toulouse
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Both MSN066 (Lufthansa #6) and MSN035 (Korean Air #1) are scheduled to have their First Flights in October, with Ferry Flights to Hamburg in October for MSN066, and early November for MSN035.
MSN064 (Air France #6) is planned to fly to Hamburg this week.
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MSN047 (Qantas #7), MSN056 (Emirates #14) and MSN048 (Lufthansa #4) are currently standing on the flightline.
MSN055 (Qantas #9) and MSN057 (Emirates #15) are both in flightline hangars, having some final outfitting work done. MSN055 is not painted yet, and will go in for painting when MSN050 (Qantas #8) is done.
MSN050 will finish in the paint hangars next week.
Only 5 of the 6 outfitting bays are currently being occupied. MSN064 for Air France will take spot #6 in the next few weeks.
After almost two months Air France’s fifth A380 (MSN052) has finally transferred to Hamburg for outfitting.
MSN052′s is soon to be joined by sister-ship (MSN064).
Convoy #18/2010 has been announced and is scheduled to begin on October 11.
The convoy will be carrying a center fuselage and tail plane for Qantas’s twelfth A380 (MSN074), along with a forward and rear fuselage plus a wing pair for a yet unknown MSN.
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Yesterday, Qantas’s tenth A380 (MSN062) performed her first and ferry flight from Airbus’s Toulouse A380 plant.
This was the first A380 ferry flight in over a month and confirms the rumors that MSN062 was to overtake MSN052 (Air France #5), MSN064 (Air France #6) and MSN065 (Singapore Airlines #13).
MSN062 only spent twenty three days on the flightline prior to her first flight, which beats the previous record (Held by MSN045) by two days.
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Yesterday, Air France’s sixth A380 (MSN064) performed her first flight. This was no ordinary first flight, in fact it marked a major milestone for the A380 program. MSN064 just happens to be the fiftieth A380 constructed.
All of us here at A380 Production would like to congratulate Airbus and everyone involved in the A380 program on getting to this milestone.
Both MSN064 and MSN052 (Air France #5) will be stored in Toulouse until a spot opens up in the outfitting bays in Hamburg.
Final Assembly Line – Update:
Lufthansa’s sixth A380 (MSN066) had it’s first engine installed this week. We don’t expect to see MSN066 on the flightline until the end of September.
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Yesterday, Air France’s sixth A380 (MSN064) began taxi tests.
A rejected take off test is scheduled for today, While the first flight is scheduled for Friday.
Delivery to Air France is scheduled for April 2011.
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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.
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