Aircraft

DATE:15/07/09
SOURCE:Flight International
Air France rolls out first A380 ahead of November JFK flights

Air France's first Airbus A380 has been rolled out in the airline's new colour scheme as it undergoes final preparation at Airbus' Hamburg plant. The 538-seater will be deployed on the daily Paris Charles de Gaulle-New York JFK route in November.

Air France's configuration, which will be the highest-density layout of any A380 so far put into service, has a mix of 80 business-class and 106 economy-class seats on the upper deck. The lower deck will have nine first-class and 343 economy-class seats. Air France has 12 Engine Alliance GP7200-powered A380s on order.

Air France A380
 © Air France
The Airbus A380 in the Air France livery was revealed in Hamburg

 

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