AirworldA320 From United Kingdom (England), joined Sep 2005, 312 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1014 times:
Does anyone know how many Airbus A380s have made it in to the air and how many have been built so far?, sorry if it has been discussed before.
Brendows From Norway, joined Apr 2006, 921 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 933 times:
Quoting AirworldA320 (Thread starter): Does anyone know how many Airbus A380s have made it in to the air and how many have been built so far?
IIRC, six have flown, the three RR and first GP7200 aircraft (two out of these are undergoing route proving at the moment carrying pax) and the two undergoing interior fitting in Hamburg (destined for SQ)(also RR equipped)
How may have been made? Well, that depends on what you mean by built: standing on the flight line, having its major parts completely fitted, or ready for flight.
I haven't been to TLS, but IIRC, there are some more aircraft, the first one for EK for example, standing on the flight line. I would guess that most of these airframes are undergoing rewiring at the moment.
AirworldA320 From United Kingdom (England), joined Sep 2005, 312 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 898 times:
Quoting Brendows (Reply 2): How may have been made? Well, that depends on what you mean by built: standing on the flight line, having its major parts completely fitted, or ready for flight.
Im sorry, I should have said how many are complete and ready for flight.
Brendows From Norway, joined Apr 2006, 921 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 819 times:
Quoting AirworldA320 (Reply 2): Im sorry, I should have said how many are complete and ready for flight.
No problem As I said, there is six aircraft that has flown, while the rest is being put together/rewired and so on.
I'd guess that the next few birds that will go to Hamburg for interior fitting would be for SQ, and then the first few for EK, QF, and China Southern Airlines. But I have no clue on when that happens
Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 2323 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (1 year 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 619 times:
A snippet from yesterdays news is that the first QF bird is currently undergoing final assembly - the lead time for this one is amazing - I remember a press conferance early in the year when it was mentioned that the first metal for the first frieghter was cut last year - 2 years before the plane will fly!
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As I said, there is six aircraft that has flown, while the rest is being put together/rewired and so on. 
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