The A380 is scheduled to land in the United States of America for the first time at JFK International Airport, New York at 17:30 GMT (12:30 Eastern).
Flightglobal will publish further coverage following the aircraft's touchdown.
On Saturday 17 March, Lufthansa began its commercial route-proving exercise for the new Airbus A380 in cooperation with Airbus.
The twelve-day programme includes several “premieres”.
The route-proving schedule includes the following flights and ground tests:
| Saturday, |
17 March |
11:30 hrs: Touchdown of the Airbus A380 at Frankfurt Airport arriving from Toulouse |
| Sunday, |
18 March |
Comprehensive ground tests at Frankfurt Airport |
| Monday, |
19 March |
9:00 hrs: Departure for New York |
| Tuesday, |
20 March |
A380 flight from New York to Chicago |
| Wednesday, |
21 March |
Return flight to New York |
| Thursday, |
22 March |
Flight from New York to Frankfurt
10:30 hrs: Arrival in Frankfurt |
| Friday, |
23 March |
15:30 hrs: Flight departs Frankfurt for Hong Kong |
| Saturday, |
24 March |
Hong Kong |
| Sunday, |
25 March |
Return flight from Hong Kong to Frankfurt, landing at 15:10 hrs
18:00 hrs: Flight departs Frankfurt for Washington |
| Monday, |
26 March |
Washington |
| Tuesday, |
27 March |
Return flight to Frankfurt
12:00 hrs: Arrival in Frankfurt, further ground tests |
| Wednesday, |
28 March |
11:00 hrs: Flight departs Frankfurt for Munich
12:30 hrs: Arrival in Munich
17:30 hrs: A380 departs Munich for Toulouse |
(All dates in Frankfurt time)
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