Route proving

Six days ago Airbus started it's route proving program, for the type Certification, which is still on target planned for December this year. They have made a interesting website to see and watch the progress of this program. Couldn't resist to give you the link, if haven't seen it. It's quiet nice. visit the website here

Lufthansa has not ruled out further Airbus A380 orders

FRANKFURT (AFX) - Deutsche Lufthansa AG has not ruled out purchasing further A380 models from EADS' unit Airbus, despite delays in delivering current orders of the superjumbo aircraft.

'It has never occurred at Lufthansa that the first order of a specific airline model was also the last order,' Lufthansa chief executive Wolfgang Mayrhuber said at the sidelines of special event organised to watch an A380 landing in Duesseldorf.

source forbes.com

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So thats more good news after some bad weeks of news for Airbus

Qantas Orders Additional A380 Aircraft

Sydney, 29 October 2006

Qantas Airways announced today that it had placed firm orders for eight more Airbus A380s, the world’s largest passenger aircraft.

The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, said the order increased the airline’s commitment to the A380 to 20 aircraft, to be delivered between August 2008 and 2015.

Mr Dixon said the A380 was clearly the most suitable aircraft for Qantas to deploy on dense longhaul routes from Australia to the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and possibly the Middle East.

"Our decision to increase our order has been made after an extensive review of the recent problems at Airbus and the delivery schedule delays of the A380.

"We are convinced that these problems relate to industrialisation issues at Airbus and will be remedied, and in no way relate to the technical capacity of the A380.

"The A380 has breakthrough technology and everything we have seen reinforces our view that it is the best available aircraft for Qantas.

"It will provide unprecedented comfort and space, as well as meeting our payload and range requirements."

source qantas.com.au

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happy flying,

Steve

Emirates shelves plan to switch Airbus order

We all know that EK aint happy with the delays of the A380, but there still hope for even more orders of EK. Since they are considering converting a340 orders and options to A380 orders. This would generate an additional $1.6 billion in sales for Airbus.

Happy flying,

Steve

First post

Welcome to this weblog about the A380, a aircraft witch is about to enter service worldwide. I know like all of you that there have been many delays but we all now know that it won't be long now before we can be passengers onboard a A380 because of this, I've created this weblog. I hope to inform you about everything that will come with the introduction of this great aircraft.

Happy flying,

Steve