Airbus A380 At 50

**Oliver Gigacz** · 16th July 2011, 14:43

Yesterday, Airbus announced the dates for fifteenth convoy of 2011.

http://a380production.com/2011/07/cv152/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 18th July 2011, 08:17

Yesterday, the tail for Lufthansa’s tenth A380 (MSN073) arrived in Toulouse for assembly.

http://a380production.com/2011/07/73lh/

**nJayM** · 19th July 2011, 18:01

Today’s FT
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6ba60a5e-a...#axzz1SZUsF2K1
Suppliers braced for aircraft orders boom

Nifty charts – pie and bar (I had to eye estimate conversions from bar charts)

Demand
Boeing – value of aircraft deliveries in 2010 $bn (estimates) - Source: RBC Capital
737NG.........$25.3 bn
777.............$18.0 bn
767.............$1.8 bn
Total..........$45.1 bn

Demand
Airbus - value of aircraft deliveries in 2010 $bn - Source: RBC Capital
A320..........$22.8 bn
A330..........$16.7 bn
A380..........$5.9 bn.
A321..........$4.6 bn
A319..........$3.6 bn
A340NG......$1.0 bn
Total.........$54.7 bn (I make it $54.6 bn)

Aircraft Deliveries – actual number - Source: Ascend, Forecast International
Year Airbus Boeing
2010 510 450
2009 490 470
2008 485 360

Aircraft Orders backlog – actual number- Source: Ascend, Forecast International
Year Airbus Boeing
2010 3700 3400
2009 3600 3300
2008 3900 3700

**Oliver Gigacz** · 20th July 2011, 08:09

Yesterday, Airbus prototype (MSN004) returned to the flight testing program.

http://a380production.com/2011/07/04bt/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 21st July 2011, 08:48

Yesterday, the first A380 business jet (MSN002) was spotted on the flightline.

http://a380production.com/2011/07/02pv/

**Grey Area** · 21st July 2011, 09:45

I'll bet we won't see that in Luton. :diablo:

**Oliver Gigacz** · 22nd July 2011, 07:27

Air France’s seventh A380 (MSN067) has been spotted inside the final assembly line.

http://a380production.com/2011/07/67fa/

**ocay84** · 22nd July 2011, 10:46

Turkish Airlines needs some big plane possibly 6-8 aircraft. They will choose either A380 or 747-8. It seems B747-8 is more favorable.. we will see

**ThreeSpool** · 22nd July 2011, 11:11

It is great to see some momentum in the A380 programme.

Could a VIP A380 get into Luton, or would it be over the pavement load limits? Didn't BA have a 747-400 there at some point?

**Grey Area** · 22nd July 2011, 16:11

Oh, one could probably get in there.

Getting it out again might pose one or two problems, however.

**tone1947** · 22nd July 2011, 18:11

2nd KAL had its CFF yesterday in HAM

**Oliver Gigacz** · 25th July 2011, 09:44

Yesterday, Air France’s seventh A380 (MSN067) completed final assembly.

http://a380production.com/2011/07/67af/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 26th July 2011, 10:03

Late last week, Singapore Airlines fourteenth A380 (MSN071) completed the outfitting stage of production.

http://a380production.com/2011/07/71fo/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 27th July 2011, 06:25

Yesterday, China Southern’s third A380 (MSN054) begin taxi tests.

http://a380production.com/2011/07/54tt/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 29th July 2011, 07:47

Air France’s eighth A380 (MSN099) has been spotted in the final assembly line.

http://a380production.com/2011/07/99sf/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 3rd August 2011, 11:22

Earlier this week, Korean Air’s fourth A380 (MSN068) completed the outfitting stage of production.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/68cc/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 5th August 2011, 04:40

Yesterday, Korean Air’s third A380 (MSN059) was ferried to Toulouse, for delivery preparations.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/59ke/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 6th August 2011, 10:43

Airbus have announced that they will deliver, Emirates sixteenth A380 (MSN077) on September 16th.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/77ek/

**chornedsnorkack** · 6th August 2011, 17:36

Is this before or after the delivery of the first 747-8?

**Oliver Gigacz** · 9th August 2011, 06:18

Singapore Airline’s eighteenth A380 (MSN085) has been confirmed as the new frame, being carried on Convoy #14/2011.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/85cv/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 10th August 2011, 14:29

Korean Air’s third A380 (MSN059) was in the air today, performing some pre-delivery tests.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/59pd/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 11th August 2011, 06:47

The fifteenth convoy of 2011 is expected to begin next Wednesday, when six major components depart the Langon base.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/c15/

**ThreeSpool** · 11th August 2011, 09:17

Do you know when the first British Airways A380 will begin construction?

**Oliver Gigacz** · 12th August 2011, 16:39

Yesterday, China Southern’s third A380 (MSN054) performed her first flight.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/54ff/

**Giblets** · 12th August 2011, 17:10

Takes about 9months to build an A380, so suspect it will start mid 2012 for 2013 delivery.

**Oliver Gigacz** · 14th August 2011, 14:22

China Southern's third A380's (MSN054) first flight, also was her ferry flight to Hamburg.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/54ff/

**Oliver Gigacz** · 15th August 2011, 10:12

Airbus has announced that Emirates’ sevententh A380 (MSN080), will be handed over to the airline on October 27.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/80ek/

**mrtotty** · 15th August 2011, 12:22

Originally Posted by ThreeSpool

Do you know when the first British Airways A380 will begin construction?

BA are a long way down the track, aren't they - 2015-17?

**Oliver Gigacz** · 16th August 2011, 06:22

Today, Qantas announced it was deferring six of it’s ten remaining A380 orders, until 2018-2021.

http://a380production.com/2011/08/qfd2/

**ThreeSpool** · 16th August 2011, 09:45

BA are a long way down the track, aren't they - 2015-17?

I think it's 2013 they are due to get the first one.

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