Addd From United States, joined May 2007, 289 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 36435 times:
So, which A380 frames and to which customers are expected to be delivered in 2008? Also, what are the expected delivery dates for every frame? Wikipedia (for what it is worth) claims there will be 13 deliveries made in 2008 - is that really likely?
My apologoes is this topic has been recently discussed to death (as happens all too often with the subjects which I ignorantly bring up on this forum )
Stitch From United States, joined Jul 2005, 14933 posts, RR: 63 Reply 1, posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 36652 times:
This is my data:
MSN005 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKB Singapore Airlines [EIS - January 2008]
MSN006 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKC Singapore Airlines [EIS - February or April 2008]
MSN008 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKD Singapore Airlines [EIS - April or July 2008]
MSN011 Airbus A380-861 A6-EDA Emirates [EIS - August 2008]
MSN013 Airbus A380-861 A6-EDB Emirates [EIS - September 2008]
MSN014 Airbus A380-841 VH-OQA Qantas [EIS - August or October 2008]
MSN015 Airbus A380-841 VH-OQB Qantas [EIS - October 2008]
MSN016 Airbus A380-861 A6-EDC Emirates [EIS - October 2008]
MSN017 Airbus A380-861 A6-EDD Emirates [EIS - December 2008]
MSN019 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKG Singapore Airlines [EIS - December 2008]
MSN020 Airbus A380-861 A6-EDE Emirates [EIS - November 2008 or January 2009]
SXDFC From United States, joined Dec 2007, 1117 posts, RR: 12 Reply 2, posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 36311 times:
Hey when is BA getting their A380s? I think its something like 2012? I also like to know why it takes that long for a delivery to occur, I know the crew has to learn the A380 and so on and so forth but is there more to it?
WingedMigrator From United States, joined Oct 2005, 1618 posts, RR: 50 Reply 3, posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 36206 times:
Quoting SXDFC (Reply 2): Hey when is BA getting their A380s? I think its something like 2012?
They need to firm up their order first. The ink hasn't dried yet.
Quoting SXDFC (Reply 2): I also like to know why it takes that long for a delivery to occur
Gemuser From Australia, joined Nov 2003, 2835 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 35761 times:
Stich, do you any idea how complete MSN 26 is. This is the first "production" wiring airframe. I have read that it is being built "out of sequence" presumable for certification testing of the production standard wiring.
747Dreamlifter From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 35711 times:
Looks like quite a few airframes are out-of-sequence as for airline deliveries.
According to data posted in flightglobal.com/blog/A380, it listed MSN 021 to be delivered to SQ in Jan 2009, ahead of 012 or 019 also scheduled for 2009 delivery.
Glad to see that Airbus is getting things rolling....
Baroque From Australia, joined Apr 2006, 9892 posts, RR: 46 Reply 10, posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 35331 times:
Quoting Stitch (Reply 1): MSN006 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKC Singapore Airlines [EIS - February or April 2008]
MSN008 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKD Singapore Airlines [EIS - April or July 2008]
Close to total mystery the A380. I wonder what they could possibly going to be doing IF it happened that there were none complete between Feb and July as this suggests could happen.
There are also a few missing numbers. Some could be for testing, any other significance. ?At the end of 2008 they are still not through the reworked interiors as opposed to the complete new run ones. Are there going to be any real differences between the first 25 or 26 (forget which) and the next 10 or so? Soon after that, it is rumoured the beast will be a little less porky.
NAV20 From Australia, joined Nov 2003, 7007 posts, RR: 34 Reply 11, posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 35254 times:
Quoting Baroque (Reply 10): Close to total mystery the A380. I wonder what they could possibly going to be doing IF it happened that there were none complete between Feb and July as this suggests could happen.
Part of the problem will be the fact that most if not all of the early deliveries are destined for the Australia run - high season for which starts in November (Southern Hemisphere summer). The airlines concerned aren't likely to want to launch a new type in the winter lull. It looks as if Airbus are largely keeping to the schedule announced in 2006 after the 'A380 review' - except that the cancelled freighter orders presumably have to be deducted, less any passenger versions that can be completed in their stead:-
"Following a detailed joint EADS / Airbus review of the A380 programme, Airbus has revised the A380 delivery schedule for the period 2007 to 2010. The first Airbus A380 series aircraft will be delivered in the second half of 2007. In 2008 Airbus plans to deliver 13 aircraft. In 2009, 25 A380s shall leave the final assembly line followed by 45 A380s in 2010, with that year’s total including the first freighters. Compared to the June 13 plan deliveries will be delayed for another year on average, EADS announced after a meeting of its Board of Directors on Tuesday and specified the resulting financial impact."
Several of our cockpit crew got a tour of the A380 assembly line about 2 months ago while doing A330 courses in TLS. They were told that MSN026 was done out of sequence to test how fast an A380 could be assembled when it was rushed straight through. Thus 026 was finished before the frames 'in front' of it on the assembly line.
Jacobin777 From United States, joined Sep 2004, 13323 posts, RR: 63 Reply 16, posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 30809 times:
Quoting Airsnaps (Reply 15): Does anyone know on which route EK are due to deploy their first A380?
IIRC, DXB-JFK will be the first route...probably followed by LHR....
AA1818 From Trinidad And Tobago, joined Feb 2006, 2574 posts, RR: 5 Reply 17, posted (1 year 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 30761 times:
When does Airbus expect to be at full production rate? What will that rate be?
Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 2643 posts, RR: 5 Reply 19, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 29996 times:
Anyone know if MSN005 is going to SQ today, I can't remember if it is today or tomorrow that they're supposed to pick it up?
Trent900 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 392 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 29477 times:
Quoting Scouseflyer (Reply 19): Anyone know if MSN005 is going to SQ today, I can't remember if it is today or tomorrow that they're supposed to pick it up?
I've been trying to keep an eye on deliveries as well, the 3rd Jan seems to ring a bell? There's no mention of the hand-over and delivery on any of the relevant websites. No doubt we'll find out something soon.
AeroplaneFreak From Australia, joined Sep 2006, 349 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 29164 times:
Is MSN026 going to be the first A380 for QF since it will not need re-wiring? Or will MSN014,015. And to the prresent day what stages are MSN014,15,22,26 at?
Danny From Ireland, joined Apr 2002, 3249 posts, RR: 5 Reply 23, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 29103 times:
Quoting AeroplaneFreak (Reply 22): Is MSN026 going to be the first A380 for QF since it will not need re-wiring? Or will MSN014,015. And to the prresent day what stages are MSN014,15,22,26 at?
Don't know what stages they're at but from the same source as above Qantas is scheduled to receive 014 in August 2008, followed by 015 in October 2008.
Ag92 From India, joined Jul 2006, 1184 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 29000 times:
Quoting Stitch (Reply 1): MSN005 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKB Singapore Airlines [EIS - January 2008]
MSN006 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKC Singapore Airlines [EIS - February or April 2008]
MSN008 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKD Singapore Airlines [EIS - April or July 2008]
MSN019 Airbus A380-841 9V-SKG Singapore Airlines [EIS - December 2008]
Pilot21 From Ireland, joined Oct 1999, 1164 posts, RR: 2 Reply 25, posted (1 year 6 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 28827 times:
Quoting Ag92 (Reply 24): What happened to E and F?
They are down as MSN 10 & 12, but the only delivery date I see for them is 2008 - guess we'll have to see what comes out as the catch up on production progresses during the year.
Quoting AeroplaneFreak (Reply 22): Is MSN026 going to be the first A380 for QF since it will not need re-wiring?
That has been mentioned in a few threads/other websites as it will be the first A380 that is being built with the correct wiring, so no modifications are needed. The rumours have added weight that this will be the first A380 delivered to QF as Airbus are building this aircraft out of sequence in TLS. However, like SQ and EK's schedule, it looks like it will be Spring 2008 before we know what is going to happen this year.
26 N104UA: Do we have a date on this frame will it be in the next week or so or will it be on 31JAN? It is in Hamburg now getting fitted with the interior corre
27 Stitch: It should be in the first half of the month. QF may get MSN026 as their first frame since it is being produced out-of-sequence. It is the frame that
28 AirbusA346: No it is in TLS again and has returned from XFW. http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=701879 See the A380 in full SQ colours that is F-WWSB (t
30 Scouseflyer: There's a rumour that MSN002 is the VIP sale that was announced at Dubai.
31 Zvezda: The last tentative schedule I heard for 9V-SKB was 8 Jan delivery, 9 Jan departure from TLS, 10 Jan arrival to SIN, in service about a week later.
32 SA7700: A bit off topic, please accept my apologies: Did anyone notice that SQ has "rescheduled" the SYD-SIN A380 service? When the A380 came into service wit
33 Stitch: What were the turnaround times for the 744s doing SYD-SIN-LHR? If they were of similar lengths, could it just be scheduling preparations for the seco
34 SA7700: I honestly don't know Stitch, sorry. Rgds SA7700
35 ABpositive: When will the second A380 to be delivered to SQ later this month start service? Will it be SIN-SYD route and if so how will it fall in the schedule? r
36 N104UA: to the best of my knowledge MSN007 is the one Airbus had a complete interrior into to show to airlines are they done showing it to airlines or did th
37 Stitch: I show MSN007 as still belonging to Airbus (was it tasked to EY?) so I imagine it is still in "promotional" mode. I am not sure. That config was used
38 Zvezda: No, there will be a delivery flight to SIN to prepare the aircraft. There are many things missing at delivery that must be provided before it can ent
39 Gemuser: [q As well as that 2 airframes are not enought o start LHR service, unless they drop SYD and in Jan I think not. SYD-SIN-LHR-SIN-SYD takes 3 airframes
40 AirbusA346: I might be wrong, but I think F-WOW has still got the interior it had during testing. Tom.
41 Zvezda: That's true for daily service, but SQ have never hesitated from introducing a new type 3x/weekly for a while.
42 Gemuser: While they could do that, everything I have seen & heard puts LHR service in March, after delivery of the third airframe. Also, even with the 2nd air
43 Zvezda: Actually, SQ could fly to LHR 3x/weekly and to SYD daily with two aircraft. It's easy to see this because both could be done independently with one a
44 A350: Well, they don't have a backup A380 and like that they can send 9V-SKA silently to MX when 9V-SKB arrives. Happy new year! A350
45 DYflyer: F-WWEA (MSN009) had that interior when it was at OSL before Xmas.
46 KissK: DXB/JFK EK201 as from 01oct08 DXN/LHR EK1 as from 01DEC08
47 LTU932: You're thinking correctly. In fact, since MSN001 F-WWOW will stay at Airbus, it's highly unlikely they'll convert it to a cabin demonstrator. Aircraf
48 KennyK: Any chance MSN001 could be converted into a -900 prototype or would it be more viable to build the first -900 from scratch?
49 Stitch: No chance it will be modified into a -800R or a -900. She'll likely just end up in the TLS museum next to Concorde.
50 N104UA: You mean DXB=LHR as EK1 on 1 DEC not to DXN No because -900 should be longer and if they convert it to a -900 the number 2 -900 built would be more l
51 AirbusA346: I personally think you are wrong, the Airbus A340-600 Prototype is not in a meseum it is still flying for Airbus, and so is the A340-300 Prototype an
52 A380900: Why? Is there a chance they could be "ahead" of their revised scheduled? That could be good news.
53 RayChuang: I think MSN 001 will stay with Airbus and be used for a lot of research flying and also possibly to test a number of upgrades for future A380's (maybe
54 Super80DFW: Well, we have already discussed Singapore's and Emirates' first cities, so where will QF take there 2 that are to be delivered this year? SYD-LAX, SYD
55 Astuteman: They could perhaps offer it to Rolls-Royce for flight testing 4 of the A350's Trent-XWB's at once.. It's also likely that the -900 will be MUCH heavi
58 Scouseflyer: It was hinted a while back by someone form EK that they would be taking some of the frames earlier than listed. That would be good news for them!
59 Thorben: So, can we expect this one to be delivered in February? Any news from it?
60 Stitch: Yes, SINGAPORE_AIR posted a reply in another thread she would be coming next month. And the next set of SQ's birds will be delivered on the first mon
61 Thorben: OK, six in 2008, seven when you include SKA. Six flying with SQ already by July, that rules. EK and QF will also get theirs to EIS in 2008, so there
62 Stitch: I doubt one, or even two, A380s will put the fear of the Almighty into them. When it becomes 10 or 20, they might think differently. But then, they mi
63 Thorben: When you have to transport 100 liters of water from the well to the barn, you use the bucket, not the spoon. Direct flights are nice, but they have s
64 Flighty: It is great to see the long awaited A380 finally hit the mainstream. By this time next year, the A388 will be a part of daily life. It is satisfying t
65 Mariner: Well, yes, they might. Some of them, anyway, those that have ordered the 787. I am not aware that United, for example, is on that list. But it is hor
66 Stitch: And they have some economic advantages, otherwise all air traffic would flow exclusively through hubs. And yet smaller and more efficient aircraft ca
67 Stitch: And I have never argued vehemently against such a view as I also support it. I just happen to believe that it is not aviation utopia in Al form, eith
68 Mariner: Nor I. I have never believed it is a case of either/or. There are some airlines, especially within the structure of airlines that exists within the U
69 Thorben: OK, I will not answer reply 66 and we can all focus on the A380 again. Let's hope its successful EIS to new destinations and with new operators in 20
70 Stitch: I will concentrate on sticking with the topic from now on. [Edited 2008-01-20 13:37:23]
71 Astuteman: An interesting little excercise might be to look at that list of airlines who have placed new, or follow-on orders for the A380 since Farnborough 200
72 AF1624: So, no 380 for AF in 2008 ? When will their 380's be delivered ? I'm really looking forward to see the AF livery on the 380... and please, no jokes ab
73 Gemuser: Well QF for a follow on and BA for a new order come to mind, Gemuser
74 Astuteman: FWIW, the only airline (out of a list that includes (IIRC) SQ, QF, BA, AF, IT, Grupo Marsans, EK, QR - someone might want to confirm), the only ones
75 Stitch: Their first bird - F-HPJA - is the 33rd one so definitely not in 2008 and likely towards the latter half of 2009. F-HPJB is number 40, so she'll like
76 Scouseflyer: Resurrecting an old thread! There was some talk of MH in talks to reconfirm thier A380 order but with their first plane supposed to be MSN018 - I'm gu
77 Stitch: Well MH is supposed to announce their narrowbody and widebody order in March, so I guess we will find out then...
78 PW100: Well this weeks Flight International lists the next six A380 operators after SQ as: Emirates - EIS August 2008 Qantas - EIS Summer 2008 Air France -
79 Stitch: I don't believe MSN018 and MSN024 have even been started yet, both of which are for MH. And they are the only customer through MSN046 who are not list
80 Bigsmile: I know MSN018 wings were complete back in july 2006[Edited 2008-01-31 10:37:44]
81 R2rho: MSN001 will stay with Airbus, following the tradition. It is heavily equipped with flight test instrumentation and will likely live a long life as a
82 Scouseflyer: Thanks I was guessing that their birds will simply not be built at the moment (maybe the parts will of ended up already on differant birds?) and gaps
83 Haan: Emirates will recieve thier first A380 earlier than August
84 Scouseflyer: Does anyone know the status of EKs first plane (MSN011) it first flew in Aug last year - I'm assuming that it's at XFW for rewiring / cabin-fitting /
85 WINGS: Recent rumours have pointed to an April-May delivery. Maybe you can share some more information regarding this. Regards, Wings
86 Ramzi: I read that somewhere. Can't remember where, but I'm absolutely positive I did.
87 SpeedyGonzales: MSN 012 had its first taxi under own power today (11.02.): http://www.pictaero.com/en/pictures/picture,5407 http://www.pictaero.com/en/pictures/pictur
88 AeroplaneFreak: " target=_blank>http://www.pictaero.com/en/pictures/...,5408 Does anyone know what will be the next A380 to fly after MSN012? Will it be MSN013 or MS
89 Asiaflyer: MH's intention is to get the A380s they have ordered, but things can still change. The fact that MH is going to order a whole new fleet of NBs and WB
90 Scouseflyer: Don't speak German but I think from here: http://www.aviation-community.de/for...d=528094e722f8833f6408cc73f823c47d that it looks like MSN006 is on it
91 N14AZ: No, this was only a test flight. It's still in XFW. I opened a thread about it yesterday: 9V-SKA/B! Help Is On The Way! (by N14AZ Feb 17 2008 in Civi
92 Ramzi: I'm don't think this is the delivery flight, however this was discussed in another thread and it should be with SQ soon.[Edited 2008-02-18 03:49:17]
93 Scouseflyer: Apolagies - been away for a few days and didn't read any threads that had gone off the first page........ I'll place myself in a voluntary sin bin!
94 R2rho: It's rumored around here in TLS that MSN6 could even be delivered by the end of this month. Although with LHR-SIN not starting until march 18th, ther
95 SpeedyGonzales: I noticed from http://igg.syllab.com/IMG/jpg/sequentiel.jpg that the next A380 convoy is missing center fuselage and horizontal stabilizer. What is th
97 Scouseflyer: I'd imagine that somehow they've ended up with some parts at TLS that haven't been used from a differant convoy - I wonder if this has anything to do
98 Scouseflyer: Great news again, Airbus is really picking up the pace on the re-wiring & Cabin fit MSN006 was sent to XFW in Oct 06 and will be delivered in a coupl
99 ThaiA345: Does anyone know when TG will be getting their A380? And if MH were to decide their order, when will theris be delivered?
100 Scouseflyer: I beleive that TGs first plane is MSN070 (from Wikipedia) so I guess they're looking at mid 2010 is MSN033 is to be delivered to AF in early 09 and 24
101 Stitch: TG is in the 50's, at the earliest (I have data to MSN053, which was to be FX's first A380-800F, and none are assigned to TG), so I am guessing 2010
102 N14AZ: MSN 012 has been transferred to XFW today. Proof: http://www.aviation-community.de/for...m-nord/viewtopic.php?p=36172#36172
103 SpeedyGonzales: It seems like Airbus is doing pre-delivery testflights of MSN 006 from Hamburg, instead of Toulouse as they did with MSN 003 and 005. Any particular r
104 Stitch: Perhaps TLS is getting a bit crowded and XFW might have free space.
105 N14AZ: No news about deliveries but I found a nice picture of MSN 006, future 9V-SKC and SQ A380 no.03 and I thought it would be worth to share it. As they s
106 LifelinerOne: That is indeed a very cool picture! It even puts the A380 in another perspective! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
110 Breiz: That is not really the case yet but Toulouse and Hamburg are supposed to share the deliveries: "All A380's finished in Toulouse will then be flown ba
111 N14AZ: Ehmmm, sorry. But MSN 006 is definitly still in XFW.
112 Scouseflyer: Well they've still got a couple of weeks - I believe that SQ want to start the LHR routes on March the 18th but they'll want her for a couple of week
113 R2rho: To be honest, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I did see it scheduled to return yesterday. So I'm assuming it did not and you are seeing it ov
114 Scouseflyer: Flight Blogger has some pics of parts for the second A380 being delivered to TLS: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/fl...02/air-france-a380-number-two
115 Robbie86: What do you guys think about the rumor that CPH will be seeing on of the first A380's that TG gets?
116 Stitch: How many flights a day, and on what equipment, do they operate between BKK and CPH currently? If it is a couple of 777s or A340s within an hour of ea
117 Robbie86: Today TG have a daily 747-400 on BKK-CPH, but they will increase to two daily (second one will be a 777) as soon as they get free aircrafts.
118 Stitch: Then an A388 might very well be prudent.
119 ClassicLover: Just FYI for all those using their crystal balls and other methods to guess what is going on, Geoff Dixon at Qantas said in the half year results upda
120 Scipio: Combined with the persistent rumors that EK will get its first A380 earlier than hitherto announced, SQ's expectation to have 6 A380s in service by t
121 Stitch: It certainly makes sense that as Airbus workers at TLS and XFW learn how to correctly re-wire the first of each customer's A380s, the chances are that
122 Scipio: Of course they will. The question is will it be fast enough to deliver the rapid ramp-up in deliveries that Boeing had always planned upon?
123 Scouseflyer: Sort of ties in with the stories that we've been seeing with parts for planes well down the line being delivered and lots and lots of under construct
124 Bramble: Got this info from one of our own pilots who got the tour also.
125 FAEDC3: Trying to keep up with what is supposed to be built and what goes next in line is getting pretty difficult... Perhaps is a good time for one of your r
126 AeroplaneFreak: So they will be MSN014 (In XFW) MSN015 (Not yet flown) MSN026 (First one to not need re-wiring) then it could be MSN029 or MSN022. MSN029 also will n
127 N14AZ: MSN 006 has left XFW yesterday and is now in TLS.
128 ClassicLover: As I said, Geoff Dixon said two weeks ago in the half year results that they will have four A380s by the end of 2008. I think the CEO would know...
129 Art: I was a bit curious as to why 3 A380's should be delivered in the half of the year followed by 8 in the next half (I assume each aircraft's EIS is mon
130 SpeedyGonzales: From http://www.aviation-community.de/for...&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=25 So it seems that from MSN 006 onwards, the pre-delivery tests will be
131 Finkenwerder: I understand that Singapore won't be getting anymore until Emirates has one in service....
132 Stitch: They will certainly get 9V-SKC any day now and could get 9V-SKD before EK gets A6-EDA.
133 Finkenwerder: Been ready and sitting on the line for quite a while...
134 Stitch: Yes, but she has not yet been delivered to SQ yet, has she? That is how I define "getting one".
135 Finkenwerder: I'll let you know when she moves.
136 N14AZ: I am a little bit confused by the information you provided. MSN 006 = 9V-SKC has left XFW for TLS and will be delivered to SQ shortly (maybe next wee
137 Scipio: Emirates expects to get 5 A380s this year. http://today.reuters.fr/news/newsArt...BS-EMIRATES-EADS-A380-20080302.XML Singapore Airlines expects to op
138 Aircellist: ... Those in the know at Airbus must be smiling soooo much, reading our conjectures...
139 Dalavia: Any update on the delivery and entry into service of 9V-SKC?
140 R2rho: MSN006 had its acceptance flight today, so if SQ was happy with everything I guess it should be delivered any time now. As for entry into service, I
141 Thegeek: I thought they were planning to have a same plane service SYD-SIN-LHR. Not true?
142 Art: Out of ignorance and curiosity, how long does it take an airline to "personalise" a brand new aircraft once it is delivered? There must be a few thing
143 Scouseflyer: If it's going to EIS on the 18th then not much. There was a thread about this a while back and I think that it's quite variable but some airlines do
144 ANZUS340: Hi all I admit my knowledge of planes is lacking but is anybody apart from me worried that the A380 is not going to get the predicted 30 sales this ye
145 WingedMigrator: 7 more actually, since the 4 for Grupo Marsans were not firmed in 2007 and are likely to be firmed in 2008. Some reports even stated that this order
146 SpeedyGonzales: MSN 021 has seen daylight: http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6192292&nseq=1
147 Scouseflyer: Some great pictures by FrenchFrog on that site. This will be SQs 8th A380 so this will be delivered some time next year I beleive. With MSN006 having
148 R2rho: There was another acceptance flight today. Maybe sth wasn't right or maybe the SIA guys wanna fly it around TLS a bit more before bringing it home. A
149 Eha: MSN 6 will be delivered next week. concerning deliveries. The split between XFW and TLS should be as is: 9 in TLS, 4 in XFW. I believe it is going to
151 Stitch: SQ deliveries scheduled for 2008. 9V-SKC - March 2008 9V-SKD - April 2008 9V-SKE - June 2008 9V-SKF - July 2008 9V-SKG - December 2008 They could pos
152 Singapore_Air: Oh yes, forgot that there are two already here
153 N14AZ: delivered on January 11 delivered on March 09 So right now the deliveries are as scheduled by Airbus last year. By the way, does anybody know the pla
154 Stitch: Some industry website (Flightglobal?) noted the customers who Airbus said would be getting planes in 2009 and neither Malaysian nor China Southern we
155 RayChuang: I believe that with six A380-800's in service by July 2008, expect SQ to start putting the plane on its most financially lucrative route: Flights SQ 0
157 N14AZ: No, it has not! I have to apologize for my reply no. 153 and I cannot edit it any longer. I watched the arrivals of Changi airport via their homepage
158 R2rho: I think there has been some confusion about MSN006. Some people were saying it would leave TLS on this past weekend. Actually, it think it's this comi
159 WingedMigrator: The following aircraft have been photographed in Toulouse, parked or being rolled around. The list on Wikipedia has complete photographic evidence. M
160 Baroque: You sound a bit like Doenitz WM, but great information. Nice to see all the MSN26+es in your list. Wonder what their (empty) weight is compared with
161 Thegeek: I don't when SKC will get to SIN, but SQ are advertising they will start SYD-SIN-LHR services from 18 March IIRC.
162 Aussie747: QF on their website have advised A380 services commence in OCT08, so would that mean a SEP08 delivery?
163 LeonJunior: I am sure MH will get their A380 as soon as they can. They are now in expansion mode and lack of aircrafts. It will probably take a few years for the
164 Scouseflyer: Interestingly their first plane is quite high up the list (MSN021 I think) but it hasn't been spotted in any sort of convoy so far so will be a while
165 AeroplaneFreak: This is I think because they have not confirmed there orders.
166 Gemuser: Are you referring to the 11 March press release about US services? Or it it elsewhere Gemuser
167 N14AZ: According to the wikipedia list it's as follows: MSN014 A380-841 F-WWSK VH-OQA - planned delivery August 2008 MSN015 A380-841 F-WWSL VH-OQB - planned
168 Pilot21: Airbus issued a Press release today saying title of the aircraft was actually handed over on March 8th (Saturday) to SQ. So we just need somebody to
169 Scouseflyer: Must of been a typo - they've updated the press release to say 11th of March (today) was the date of the handover.
170 R2rho: Must've, cause it had its last acceptance flight in TLS yesterday. MSN006 was delivered today.
171 Ikramerica: It was scheduled for the 8th and was postponed for undisclosed reasons. Now it is official, as it arrived in SQ on the 11th.
172 KELPkid: So, MSN008, the future 9V-SKD, is the next A380 delivery?
175 UA777322: Since SQ decided to go w/ SIN-NRT, when 9V-SKD, their next A380 gets delivered, wouldn't it just make sense to then go NRT-LAX, and then SIN-HKG, and
176 Ikramerica: Fingers crossed, as I want to go to NRT soon and would love to try out SQ and the A380 at once! I have no desire to go to SIN (been there for two wee
177 Gemuser: One aircraft is not sufficient for daily service. They could when the fifth (9V-SKE) is delivered, but my understanding is that they want to keep an
178 Ikramerica: that is pretty obvious. the point was that SQ would have to pull SIN-NRT in order to start SIN-HKG-SFO when the 5th bird arrives, which doesn't seem
179 Asiaflyer: SQ is considering flying SIN-PEK with A380 already this summer. Should happen when 9V-SKE arrives, well in time for the Olympics. CZ ordered their A3
180 UA777322: What I meant to convey was if the 4th whale does, SIN-NRT, then maybe 5th will be enough to add NRT-LAX, 6th SIN-HKG, and so on. But that was purely
181 KELPkid: Why? SQ already serves LAX-SIN nonstop with an A345...
182 UA777322: Scratch that, I forgot they'll serve SIN-LAX w/ the non-stop. I thought i recalled speculation that SIN-NRT-LAX would go to the whalejet. Any educate
183 KELPkid: IIRC, SQ also has a 744 LAX flight that isn't direct, and stops at ICN(?) first from LAX... I opened a thread on SQ doing SIN-LAX a while back in the
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