In May, Airbus revised its A380 delivery schedule for 2008 by moving its delivery target from 13 to 12 for the year. Today (December 30) in Hamburg, Airbus will hand over its 12th A380 of 2008, the fourth (of 58) for Emirates and the 13th delivered overall (of 198).
Throughout 2008, Airbus has steadily reduced the time between first flight and delivery of each A380. 2009 will bring a new delivery goal of 21 (previously 25) aircraft and deliveries to three new customers Air France, Lufthansa and China Southern. The key for Airbus 2009 will be to reduce the overall production flow time with the standardized wiring bundles now flying on MSN026, the first Wave 2 aircraft.
Throughout 2008, Airbus has steadily reduced the time between first flight and delivery of each A380. 2009 will bring a new delivery goal of 21 (previously 25) aircraft and deliveries to three new customers Air France, Lufthansa and China Southern. The key for Airbus 2009 will be to reduce the overall production flow time with the standardized wiring bundles now flying on MSN026, the first Wave 2 aircraft.
| MSN | Registration | Airline | First Flight | Delivery | FF - Del (Days) |
| MSN005 | 9V-SKB | Singapore | July 19, 2005 | January 11, 2008 | 906 |
| MSN006 | 9V-SKC | Singapore | November 17, 2006 | March 11, 2008 | 480 |
| MSN008 | 9V-SKD | Singapore | March 19, 2007 | April 26, 2008 | 404 |
| MSN010 | 9V-SKE | Singapore | December 21, 2007 | June 28, 2008 | 190 |
| MSN011 | A6-EDA | Emirates | September 4, 2007 | July 28, 2008 | 328 |
| MSN012 | 9V-SKF | Singapore | February 20, 2008 | September 18, 2008 | 211 |
| MSN014 | VH-OQA | QANTAS | January 25, 2008 | September 19, 2008 | 238 |
| MSN013 | A6-EDB | Emirates | April 4, 2008 | October 24, 2008 | 203 |
| MSN016 | A6-EDC | Emirates | May 28, 2008 | November 15, 2008 | 171 |
| MSN015 | VH-OQB | QANTAS | June 25, 2008 | December 15, 2008 | 173 |
| MSN022 | VH-OQC | QANTAS | August 1, 2008 | December 27, 2008 | 148 |
| MSN020 | A6-EDD | Emirates | July 15, 2008 | December 30, 2008 | 168 |
on December 30, 2008 11:22 AM | Reply
It seems Airbus is getting a grip on its production for the A380. We can only hope that Boeing will do the same for the 787 in 2009...
PS: MSN003, the first delivery to Singapore, should be added for competion.
on December 30, 2008 12:18 PM | Reply
The current downturn seems to be very severe. Any impact on future A380 deliveries?
International Cargo Down 13.5% in November - Passenger Declines by 4.6%
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced results for November showing a 4.6% drop in international passenger traffic and a 13.5% drop in international cargo. International capacity dropped by 1.0%. The November international passenger load factors stood at 72.7% which is a decline of approximately 3 percentage points over the same month last year.
“The 13.5% drop in international cargo is shocking. As air cargo handles 35% of the value of goods traded internationally, it clearly shows the rapid fall in global trade and the broadening impact of the economic slowdown. By comparison, this is largest drop since 2001, in the aftermath of September 11,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
on December 30, 2008 3:48 PM | Reply
Does someone has the delivery schedule for 2009 ?
on December 30, 2008 5:20 PM | Reply
Freddy, I count 20 planned deliveries for 2009 on the list at Plane Spotting World: http://plane.spottingworld.com/A380_production_list