A380 Superjumbo in the air at last!

Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 0

The first of 20 A380’s to be delivered to Qantas has started flight testing over Germany, proudly displaying the flying kangaroo livery and carrying the newly fitted out four class cabin.  The airplane ascended into the skies on August 19, 2008.

Qantas will formally be ‘given the keys’ in Toulouse, France on September 19.  If you wish to see the inaugural landing in Sydney, the Airbus A380 is scheduled to arrive on the morning of September 21.

The first passenger flight will be between Melbourne and Los Angeles on October 20.  When the remaining planes are delivered, the plan is to introduce them firstly on flights to the US from Sydney and Melbourne, and then on flights to Europe (London) by the end of Jan 2009.

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