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A380 Production Update: May 2011 (#5)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:30:05 +0000

Last week, Airbus delivered Lufthansa’s seventh A380 (MSN069).

MSN069 makes forty seven A380s delivered, it is now only a matter of weeks before the fiftieth will have its turn.

Image Copyright to Linie 9

A380 Production Update: November 2010 (#12)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:34:00 +0000

Yesterday, Lufthansa’s seventh A380 (MSN069) performed her first flight.

MSN069 did not fly on to Hamburg, instead she returned to Toulouse after several hours in the air.

Currently delivery is on schedule for May 2011.

Image Courtesy of Guillaume Besnard

A380 Production Update: October 2010 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:08:13 +0000

Earlier this week Lufthansa’s seventh A380 (MSN069) completed Final Assembly and was moved to the flightline.

MSN069 took twenty one weeks to complete final assembly and is currently the fifth A380 on the flightline. Delivery to Lufthansa is scheduled for Q2 2011.

Image Courtesy of Guillet Yann

A380 Production Update: September 2010 (#11)

Oliver Gigacz — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:28:02 +0000

Yesterday hundreds of Airbus employees and their families were lucky enough to get a peak inside the A380 Final Assembly Line. Many people have already uploaded photos which has given us some updated information…

Lufthansa’s seventh A380 (MSN069) is preparing to have it’s first engine installed.

We expect MSN069 to be completed in approximately one month.

Later this week Qantas’s eleventh A380 (MSN063) is scheduled to begin body join, the tail arrived late last week on board an Airbus “Beluga” and is already in the tail jig.

Images Courtesy of jbg21 and Florent Peraudeau

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 (#3)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:41:24 +0000

With Convoy #8 rolling up into Toulouse, Another is announced. Convoy #9 is scheduled to begin on May 17th. It will be carrying the Center fuselage for MSN069 (Lufthansa #7), Plus a forward and rear fuselage, wing set and tailplane for an yet unknown MSN.

A380 Production Update: May 2010 (#2)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:51:19 +0000

MSN069 (Lufthansa #7) has been confirmed as the new frame traveling with Convoy #8/2010. All components except for the center fuselage are currently en-route. The center fuselage will travel on the next convoy in about two weeks.

MSN035 (Korean Air #1) is due to begin Body Join this Thursday, This should take approximately two weeks, With Final Assembly to start soon after.

Image Courtesy of Aranes380

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: November 2009 (#19)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:42:25 +0000

Airbus is trying to keep MSN007 and MSN023 (Emirates) on track for a 2009 delivery but there has been some onboard system problems. The latest Airbus schedule still states a December delivery for both, But Airbus is fearing they might slip into 2010.

MSN027 (Qantas) has arrived back in Toulouse for a final check prior to delivery in mid December.

Our forum member UK380 has once again visited the Hamburg production line there are some interesting entries. Here is the list of MSN parts that were seen.

MSN035 (Korean Air) – Center Fuselage + Empannage
MSN039 (Korean Air) – Rear Fuselage
MSN055 (Qantas) – Center Fuselage
MSN058 (Singapore Airlines) – Empannage
MSN062 (Qantas) – Foward Nose
MSN064 (Air France) – Empannage
MSN065 (Singapore Airlines) – Empannage
MSN066 (Lufthansa) – Empannage
MSN069 (Lufthansa) – Empannage
MSN070 (Lufthansa) Empannage
MSN071 (Singapore Airlines) – Empannage
MSN072 (Lufthansa) Empannage

In other Hamburg news, MSN040 (Air France) still has not come out of the hangars but should at the start of next week.

Image Courtesty of Irvine-

A380 Production Update: November 2009 (#13)

Oliver Gigacz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:00:26 +0000

Lufthansa have updated their delivery dates for the A380. Instead of March now MSN038 (1st) will be delivered in May. Here is the list.

D-AIMA – MSN038 – 31.05.2010
D-AIMB – MSN041 – 30.06.2010
D-AIMC – MSN044 – 31.07.2010
D-AIMD – MSN048 – 30.09.2010
D-AIME – MSN061 – 31.01.2011
D-AIMF – MSN066 – 28.02.2011
D-AIMG – MSN069 – 30.04.2011
D-AIMH – MSN070 – 30.04.2011