A380 due at LHR on 29th April!

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By: Ren Frew - 12th February 2006 at 02:55

So the visit to Singapore, Sydney and Dubai were test flights then!!!!

No those were PR trips to assist sales, the A380 is a long way from doing “pleasure cruises”. 😉

The Heathrow trip is most probably part of a 2nd tier UK promotional exercise aimed at the operationally capable airports, the associated manufacturing companies and the UK public at large… 😀

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By: Prowlus - 12th February 2006 at 02:42

Think the UK news channals will be covering it like they did with its launch and maiden flight?

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By: steve rowell - 12th February 2006 at 00:34

So the visit to Singapore, Sydney and Dubai were test flights then!!!!

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By: tenthije - 12th February 2006 at 00:31

Why has it taken so long to visit, was it that Heathrow wasn’t up to A380 standard until now?????

There are at the moment only 7 A380, of which at least one has yet to make its first flight. At the moment the main concern for the A380 is making test flights rather then making pleasure cruises.

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By: steve rowell - 12th February 2006 at 00:22

Why has it taken so long to visit, was it that Heathrow wasn’t up to A380 standard until now?????