Who is launch customer for the A380

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>It really is an ugly duckling, don’t you think?

They said that about the 747 when it first appeared, not to mention the Stratocruiser! All classics now I think you’ll agree.

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Dont use the gym till the sign is on ;). wyiwyg this is not the acurate design of the A380…the front fuselauge has been done wrong.

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Just out of couriosty or however you spell it. If you have a bumpy trip on one of these beasts how are you supposed to use the gym if the seat belt sign is on constantly?

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Mmmm!! I think I agree with you there wysiwyg, not the nice sleek lines of the 340

sober at last

Dave

RE: Who is launch customer for the A380

It really is an ugly duckling, don’t you think?

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the current one only…
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thanks for that my boss said it was my airline but i knew it wasnt. wonder what kind of livery emirated will put on it ???

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Yup! definately Emirates.

sober at last

Dave

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I thought it was Emirates too.

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yes its Emirates….followed by SIA.

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Emirates is the launch customer of the A380

AIRBUS A380

Airbus Industrie is proceeding with the launch of the A380 aircraft.

The A380 (capable in its various configurations of carrying between 550 and nearly 1,000 passengers) will provide a totally new flying experience.

Airbus describes its new creation as a “cruise ship of the skies”, conjuring up images of the days when the great passenger liners plied the Atlantic.

Business travellers might have the use of beds and possibly showers.

There will be a thickly carpeted salon, a wide staircase, an upper dining area, a gym, duty free shopping areas and maybe a casino.

Passengers, particularly those travelling in first and business classes, will have more space to walk about than offered in the present generation of wide bodied aircraft.

In the initial version, the A380-100 will be able to carry 555 passengers in a 3 class cabin configuration, over distances up to 7,650 nautical miles.

The A380 is scheduled to make its first flight in 2004 and enter service in late 2005.

Emirates is to be a launch customer for the A380, and other airlines including Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways and Virgin Atlantic have placed orders.

The A380-100 will offer 17 per cent lower seat operating costs compared with the Boeing 747-400 according to Airbus, while providing up to 35 per cent more seats and 350 nm more range.

Take a peek inside ……….

A380 Cabin Seating

A380 Interior Design Concepts

http://www.airlinequality.com/main/airbus_a3xx.htm

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Sure it aint Virgin Atlantic. I thought they were launch for the A340-600 and the A380, cud be wrong. I think maybe Singapore as well.

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I kinda remember (may be wrong though) hearing something about Emirates and Singapore operating the aircraft for the first time on the same day. They both plan to fly into Heathrow first I think.

May be completely wrong but I think I heard this from somewhere a while back.

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I thought it was Air France??? Perhaps not?

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I’m not sure either… wasn’t it Singapore who were first to confirm engine model?

I kinda assumed it was them… :S