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AF A380 - Status Of First Flight?

Mattteo From France, joined Feb 2008, 33 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 5726 times:

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Does anybody know when the 1st A380 for Air France will fly for the first time before going to Hamburg for outfitting?
Thanx a lot.

Regards,

Mattteo

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Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 2740 posts, RR: 6
Reply 1, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 5657 times:

The list at http://plane.spottingworld.com/A380_production_list has a delivery date of August next year so my guess is sometime towards the very end of this year or Jan next it should be off to XFW. The gap between engines on, first flight and transfer to XFW is very short now (about a week for the QF bird that is being delivered today).

A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 5781 posts, RR: 14
Reply 2, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 5054 times:

Quoting Scouseflyer (Reply 1):
The gap between engines on, first flight and transfer to XFW is very short now (about a week for the QF bird that is being delivered today).

And interior fitting takes 8 months?!! I still don't understand that so much time is needed to deliver the first A380 to AF. The aircraft to my knowledge was rolled out the factory in TLS without engines in February of this years. What has that aircraft been doing since than? Waiting on engines? For so long?

A388

Alessandro From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 4771 times:

A388, I don´t the electric gremlins are all ironed out yet, the electric system seem to be the main problem for the A380.

A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 5781 posts, RR: 14
Reply 4, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 4604 times:

Quoting Alessandro (Reply 3):
A388, I don´t the electric gremlins are all ironed out yet, the electric system seem to be the main problem for the A380.

The electric wiring problem was long overcome unless Airbus is lying to all its customers. If each A380 takes the same amount of time as the AF A380 from production to interior fitting to delivery then Emirates will take its 50th A380 in 2040 or something?

A388

Moo From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 4556 times:

Quoting A388 (Reply 4):

The electric wiring problem was long overcome unless Airbus is lying to all its customers

It is long overcome, but that doesn't mean there are related extensions in build time down the road. Because each airlines aircraft of the initial batch had to be hand wired, the cabins also have to be adapted and tested - this will not be the case with the second batch.

Quoting A388 (Reply 4):
If each A380 takes the same amount of time as the AF A380 from production to interior fitting to delivery then Emirates will take its 50th A380 in 2040 or something?

The cabin fitters are still ramping up with regard to fitting, they have 10 or so aircraft to outfit now.

When all is said and done and the ramping up has happened, the time will be down significantly, as Airbus will be producing 40 a year give or take.

A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 5781 posts, RR: 14
Reply 6, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 4523 times:

Quoting Moo (Reply 5):
It is long overcome, but that doesn't mean there are related extensions in build time down the road. Because each airlines aircraft of the initial batch had to be hand wired, the cabins also have to be adapted and tested - this will not be the case with the second batch.

So the first AF A380 is of the first batch. As from the second batch the A380s will go through the entire production much quicker which means that in this case AF will receive several A380s in the year their first A380 will be handed over due to the quicker production lead time, is this correct?

A388

Moo From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 4497 times:

Quoting A388 (Reply 6):
is this correct?

Barring any further issues, yes that is correct with one caveat:

Quoting A388 (Reply 6):
As from the second batch the A380s will go through the entire production much quicker which means that in this case AF will receive several A380s in the year their first A380 will be handed over due to the quicker production lead time,

Depends how many airframes AF has in the first batch...

A388 From Netherlands Antilles, joined May 2001, 5781 posts, RR: 14
Reply 8, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 4291 times:

Quoting Moo (Reply 7):
Barring any further issues, yes that is correct with one caveat:

Okay, thanks.

Quoting Moo (Reply 7):
Depends how many airframes AF has in the first batch...

Yes of course, I was just illustrating an example to see if I got it right. Thanks again Smile

A388

YXXMIKE From Canada, joined Apr 2008, 162 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 3621 times:

Is AF planning on doing anything special for the occasion of their first A380 other than the usual over the top party? Is there a new interior style or design that they are going to start using?

Nicholaschee From Australia, joined Oct 2005, 602 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3533 times:

Quoting Moo (Reply 7):
Depends how many airframes AF has in the first batch...

AF's A380s are in the 2nd tranche.

[Edited 2008-09-19 23:14:30]

Alessandro From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 2937 times:

Quoting A388 (Reply 4):
Quoting Alessandro (Reply 3):
A388, I don´t the electric gremlins are all ironed out yet, the electric system seem to be the main problem for the A380.

The electric wiring problem was long overcome unless Airbus is lying to all its customers. If each A380 takes the same amount of time as the AF A380 from production to interior fitting to delivery then Emirates will take its 50th A380 in 2040 or something?

A388

Every customer seem to have their special interior and wiring, so I assume the first one is the hardest, then you can rely on experience of wiring it?

Mattteo From France, joined Feb 2008, 33 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 1552 times:

Thanx a lot for your comments.
Mattteo Wink

FCKC From France, joined Nov 2004, 2142 posts, RR: 3
Reply 13, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 1518 times:

The first airlines to have received or will receive A380s , were , are SIA , Emirates , Qantas and Air France.

Who will be the fifth ? Lufthansa ?

Revelation From United States, joined Feb 2005, 4004 posts, RR: 4
Reply 14, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 1273 times:

Quoting Mattteo (Thread starter):
Does anybody know when the 1st A380 for Air France will fly for the first time before going to Hamburg for outfitting?

It must be soon, they are already leaving the plane outside so it will be dirty enough to fly for AF.

Quoting A388 (Reply 4):
The electric wiring problem was long overcome unless Airbus is lying to all its customers.

The solution is known but implementation is taking longer for each aircraft than planned.

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