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audidudi wrote:Latest movement for 22 May 2021:
MSN 290 Etihad Airways A350-1000 F-WZNI/F-WXAA/A6-XWB, delivered from CHR>AUH. This frame was "delivered on contract" on 31 May 2019, and was stored at CHR 3 June 2019:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/290
oldJoe wrote:audidudi wrote:Latest movement for 22 May 2021:
MSN 290 Etihad Airways A350-1000 F-WZNI/F-WXAA/A6-XWB, delivered from CHR>AUH. This frame was "delivered on contract" on 31 May 2019, and was stored at CHR 3 June 2019:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/290
As far as I know this bird was stored at BOD and not CHR what your link also confirms
audidudi wrote:oldJoe wrote:audidudi wrote:Latest movement for 22 May 2021:
MSN 290 Etihad Airways A350-1000 F-WZNI/F-WXAA/A6-XWB, delivered from CHR>AUH. This frame was "delivered on contract" on 31 May 2019, and was stored at CHR 3 June 2019:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/290
As far as I know this bird was stored at BOD and not CHR what your link also confirms
Correct. I realized my mistake later and it was too late to change it. I forgot that BOD is also a storage facility in addition to CHR. Thanks for the correction.
audidudi wrote:Latest movement for 22 May 2021:
MSN 290 Etihad Airways A350-1000 F-WZNI/F-WXAA/A6-XWB, delivered from CHR>AUH. This frame was "delivered on contract" on 31 May 2019, and was stored at CHR 3 June 2019:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/290
RoyalBrunei757 wrote:audidudi wrote:Latest movement for 22 May 2021:
MSN 290 Etihad Airways A350-1000 F-WZNI/F-WXAA/A6-XWB, delivered from CHR>AUH. This frame was "delivered on contract" on 31 May 2019, and was stored at CHR 3 June 2019:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/290
Landed safely at her new home: https://twitter.com/AlMehairiAUH/status ... 93/photo/1
https://twitter.com/AlMehairiAUH/status ... 53473?s=20
Absolutely beautiful!
randomdude83 wrote:RoyalBrunei757 wrote:audidudi wrote:Latest movement for 22 May 2021:
MSN 290 Etihad Airways A350-1000 F-WZNI/F-WXAA/A6-XWB, delivered from CHR>AUH. This frame was "delivered on contract" on 31 May 2019, and was stored at CHR 3 June 2019:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/290
Landed safely at her new home: https://twitter.com/AlMehairiAUH/status ... 93/photo/1
https://twitter.com/AlMehairiAUH/status ... 53473?s=20
Absolutely beautiful!
Does it have an interior installed or not yet?
EDIT: I seem to remember no interior was installed yet before they were stored so that will be interesting to find out. I wonder if they're canalizing their a380 interiors for the a350 fleet?
RoyalBrunei757 wrote:audidudi wrote:Latest movement for 22 May 2021:
MSN 290 Etihad Airways A350-1000 F-WZNI/F-WXAA/A6-XWB, delivered from CHR>AUH. This frame was "delivered on contract" on 31 May 2019, and was stored at CHR 3 June 2019:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/290
Landed safely at her new home: https://twitter.com/AlMehairiAUH/status ... 93/photo/1
https://twitter.com/AlMehairiAUH/status ... 53473?s=20
Absolutely beautiful!
MileHFL400 wrote:randomdude83 wrote:RoyalBrunei757 wrote:Landed safely at her new home: https://twitter.com/AlMehairiAUH/status ... 93/photo/1
https://twitter.com/AlMehairiAUH/status ... 53473?s=20
Absolutely beautiful!
Does it have an interior installed or not yet?
EDIT: I seem to remember no interior was installed yet before they were stored so that will be interesting to find out. I wonder if they're canalizing their a380 interiors for the a350 fleet?
I highly doubt that’s possible. Both the upper and lower deck of the A380 have zero in common with the dimensions of the A350 cabin, particularly where the cabin width and curvature are concerned
audidudi wrote:Latest movements for 28 May 2021 ( a double delivery to Aeroflot today!):
MSN 414 Aeroflot A359 F-WZFN/VQ-BFZ, delivered from TLS>SVO. #4 in May...#18 in 2021...#424 total:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/414
MSN 428 Aeroflot A359 F-WZFR/VP-BXA, delivered from TLS>SVO. #5 in May...#19 in 2021...#425 total:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/428
9VSMF wrote:Hi all, I was just wondering if there's a reason as to why certain airframes undergo flight testing before being painted, while most have it the other way around?
Case in point: MSN 460 had its engine runs and first test flight while still unpainted. On the other hand, MSN 472 was painted even before its engines were installed.
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/460
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/472
Thanks!
9VSMF wrote:Hi all, I was just wondering if there's a reason as to why certain airframes undergo flight testing before being painted, while most have it the other way around?
Case in point: MSN 460 had its engine runs and first test flight while still unpainted. On the other hand, MSN 472 was painted even before its engines were installed.
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/460
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/472
Thanks!
lammified wrote:It would appear from looking at pictures of MSN460's first flight that she is involved in some kind of flight testing, which could explain why she is not only unpainted, but also has not been delivered in the usual sequence to SQ, which has already taken delivery of MSNs 464, 469 and 475 (SHT, SHU and SHV - Regional Config) with MSN472 (SJB - Long Haul Config) being prepared for delivery in TLS. The last time an A350 was delivered out of MSN sequence to SQ was when the first ULR (MSN216) was undergoing certification testing. She was registered as 9V-SGE whilst SGA-SGD were delivered first.
There appears to be some kind of measuring equipment connected to the fitting that's in place of the window ahead of Door 3L, and looking at the top of the tail, there also appears to be a fitting for a pressure cone to be mounted. Just my two cents on this...
Airbus A350 -1041 482 F-HTOO Air Caraïbes Atlantique delivery 07jun21 TLS-BOD
lagdroid wrote:Any updates on the upcoming Virgin Atlantic frame?
audidudi wrote:Latest movement for 26 June 2021:
MSN 424 Cathay Pacific A350-1000 F-WZNP/B-LXN, delivered from TLS>HKG. #9 in June...#28 in 2021...#434 total:
https://aibfamily.flights/A350/424