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Earlier this week, Airbus delivered Air France’s seventh A380 (MSN099) at a ceremony in Hamburg.
It is Air France’s first A380 delivery since June 2011.
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Late last week, Thai Airways’ second A380 (MSN093) completed final assembly and was moved to the flightline.
She took just ten weeks to complete assembly, and has been assigned test registration F-WWAP.
Delivery to the airline is scheduled for Q4 2012.
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Friday saw the first and ferry flight of Emirates’ twenty-sixth A380 (MSN107).
We mentioned earlier in the week that MSN107 was overtaken by her sister ship (MSN108), but as the latter remained in Toulouse, MSN107 was reinstated as Emirates’ twenty-sixth A380.
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Yesterday, Emirates’ twenty-eighth (MSN109) began engine and taxi testing.
She is scheduled to perform her first flight early next week.
Delivery to Emirates is scheduled for Q4 2012.
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Yesterday, Emirates’ twenty-seventh A380 (MSN108) performed her first flight.
After spending a few hours over the south of France, she returned to Toulouse, and is currently sitting on the flightline.
She has overtaken her sister ship MSN107, also scheduled to take to the air in a few days.
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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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Yesterday, Malaysia Airlines’ first A380 (MSN078) began her post-outfitting taxi tests.
She was originally scheduled to perform a “Rejected Take-Off” test, but it was postponed until tomorrow.
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