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A380 Production Update: September 2011 (#27)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:54:30 +0000

Yesterday, Airbus delivered Singapore Airlines’ fourteenth A380 (MSN065) at a ceremony in Toulouse.

Coincidentally, her delivery flight took place exactly one year after her first flight.

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A380 Production Update: September 2011 (#24)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:55:16 +0000

Yesterday, Singapore Airlines’ fourteenth A380 (MSN065) performed her acceptance flight in preparation for delivery.

Once in service, she will carry the registration 9V-SKM.

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A380 Production Update: September 2011 (#17)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:29:17 +0000

Yesterday, Singapore Airlines’ fourteenth A380 (MSN065) performed her first cabin test flight.

Delivery to the airline is scheduled for October.

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A380 Production Update: September 2011 (#3)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 13:29:59 +0000

Late last week, Singapore Airlines’ thirteenth A380 (MSN071) was ferried from Hamburg to Toulouse, in preparation for delivery.

The production schedule now states MSN071 will be Singapore Airlines’ thirteenth A380, while MSN065 will become their fourteenth.

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A380 Production Update: July 2011 (#17)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:01:37 +0000

Late last week, Singapore Airlines’ fourteenth A380 (MSN071) completed the outfitting stage of production.

MSN071 was one of two Singapore Airlines frames (the other being MSN065) transferred to Hamburg late last year. Both were put into short-term storage earlier in the year.

Delivery of MSN065 is scheduled for Q3 2011, and delivery of MSN071 for Q4 2011.

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A380 Production Update: July 2011 (#2)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:29:21 +0000

Last week, Singapore Airline’s thirteenth A380 (MSN065) had her engines reattached.

For the last few months, MSN065 has been stored engine-less on the Hamburg flightline. With her engines now attached, delivery is not to far away.

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A380 Production Update: January 2011 (#10)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:54:55 +0000

Singapore Airlines thirteenth A380 (MSN065) has been spotted with no engines installed.

We have since confirmed that MSN065′s engines have been installed on Qantas’s ninth A380 (MSN050). New engines for MSN065 will be installed over the next few weeks.

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A380 Production Update: October 2010 (#5)

FabienA380 — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:52:25 +0000

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.

In Hamburg
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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.

A380 Production Update: September 2010 (#15)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:28:55 +0000

Qantas’s twelfth A380 (MSN074) has been confirmed as the new frame being carried on Convoy #17/2010.

The forward and rear fuselage, as well as the wings were the components convoyed. The center fuselage and tail plane are scheduled to arrive in a few weeks on Convoy #18/2010.

Earlier this week Singapore Airlines thirteenth A380 (MSN065) performed it’s first flight. MSN065 has since been transferred to Hamburg for outfitting.

Two Emirates frames can also be seen in the picture above, MSN056 and MSN057 which both completed outfitting yesterday.

Images Courtesy of Aranes380 and Linie 9

A380 Production Update: September 2010 (#13)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:24:06 +0000

After two and a half months waiting quietly on the flightline, Singapore Airlines thirteenth A380 (MSN065) has finally begun taxi tests.

Her first flight is scheduled for Monday afternoon, after performing a rejected take off on Friday.

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