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A380 Production Update: May 2012 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:58:36 +0000

Yesterday, Airbus delivered Lufthansa’s ninth A380 (MSN072) at a ceremony in Hamburg.

This is Lufthansa’s first A380 delivery for the year, with another one (MSN073) expected in a few weeks.

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A380 Production Update: May 2012 (#4)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:09:37 +0000

Yesterday, Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) started her engines for the first time since completing outfitting.

Cabin flight testing is scheduled to begin later in the month.

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A380 Production Update: April 2012 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:22:50 +0000

Earlier this week, Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) emerged from the Hamburg hangars in full livery.

Delivery to the airline is scheduled for late May.

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A380 Production Update: March 2012 (#8)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:12:25 +0000

Earlier this week, Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) was rolled out of the Hamburg hangars in full livery.

Delivery to the airline is scheduled for Q2 2012.

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A380 Production Update: December 2011 (#3)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:57:10 +0000

Yesterday, Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) was ferried to Hamburg.

Delivery to the airline is scheduled for Q2 2012.

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A380 Production Update: November 2011 (#15)

Oliver Gigacz — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:56:16 +0000

Yesterday, Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) performed her first flight.

She is expected to be ferried to Hamburg later in the week.

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A380 Production Update: November 2011 (#11)

Oliver Gigacz — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:37:34 +0000

Yesterday, Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) began taxi testing.

She is expected to perform her first flight next week, and join her sister ship (MSN072) in Hamburg as well.

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A380 Production Update: October 2011 (#16)

Oliver Gigacz — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:46:56 +0000

Yesterday, Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) completed final assembly and was moved to the flightline.

She took just fifteen weeks to complete assembly, the same amount of time as her sister ship, MSN072.

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A380 Production Update: August 2011 (#20)

Oliver Gigacz — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:04:39 +0000

Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) has been spotted inside the body join halls.

Delivery to the airline is scheduled for Q3 2012.

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A380 Production Update: July 2011 (#12)

Oliver Gigacz — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:16:42 +0000

Yesterday, the tail for Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) arrived in Toulouse for assembly.

The tail flew directly from Hamburg aboard an Airbus “Beluga”.