Aircraft

DATE:15/11/05
SOURCE:Flight International
A380 kicks off Asia-Pacific tour with Singapore arrival

The first Airbus A380 development aircraft touched down in Singapore last week on the initial leg of its Asia-Pacific tour.

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MSN001 landed at Singapore’s Changi airport on 11 November, adorned with stuck on logos of the type’s launch operator Singapore Airlines (SIA), which has 10 A380s on firm order. The aircraft was due to continue its tour with visits to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, followed by Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before returning to Toulouse and then positioning to Dubai for next week’s air show.



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