MSN014, the first A380 for QANTAS, will be making its maiden flight on or around January 14th from Toulouse to Hamburg for interior fitting and wiring rework. The aircraft, which is currently registered as F-WWSK will enter service with QANTAS as VH-OQA in October of 2008 connecting Los Angeles to Melbourne. This will be the 12th A380 to fly.
MSN007, the promotional A380 that is registered as as F-WWJB is now at XFW being fitted with the interior for Etihad. Delivery to Etihad is not anticipated until 2013. The aircraft joins F-WWSH (MSN011 - Emirates) and F-WWSB (MSN005 - Singapore) in Hamburg. The second A380 for Singapore should be delivered early this month.
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MSN007, the promotional A380 that is registered as as F-WWJB is now at XFW being fitted with the interior for Etihad. Delivery to Etihad is not anticipated until 2013.
What? Does it take five years to stuff the beast?
The second A380 for Singapore should be delivered in the next few weeks.
Is this a mistake?
It should be in early January 2008.
MSN007 will most assuredly not go to Etihad in 2013. It would be absurd to park a new aircraft for five years when deliveries are already behind schedule. There are rumors that Emirates will take MSN004, 007 and 009 (these three are reportedly part of their 8 + 3 deal at the Dubai air show). Frames 004 and 007 would be re-engined from RR to EA.
MSN005 is already back from XFW and doing acceptance testing in TLS.
XFW now has MSN006, 007, 008, 010 and 011.
MSN007 and MSN009 are now for Emirates (two of the four additional A380s that EK signed up for at Paris Air Salon 2007). MSN007 will need to be re-engined with GP7200s, but MSN009 already has them installed. Note sure about MSN004, could be for a VIP customer.
Are you sure that MSN 007 is already in XFW? There is an active spotter scene in Hamburg and nobody mentioned this.
SQ will receive delivery of 9V-SKB today...
flight SQ380 from Toulouse being scheduled to arrive SIN at 1440.
14:40 SQ380 Toulouse Ask Airline
http://www.changiairport.com/changi/en/flight_information/arrival_departure/?__locale=en#_test
error ..exuse me and i'm sorry ..SQ will receive delivery of 9V-SKB ...Tomorrow.. Friday