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18-08-2007, 10:22
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Singapore - Sydney with Airbus 380 in October
[Press release]
In line with the announced plan of delivering the first A380 to Singapore Airlines in October 2007, Airbus today confirms that the formal hand-over will take place on Monday 15th of that month. After a dedicated delivery ceremony in Toulouse, the flagship of the 21st century will take-off for Singapore's Changi International Airport within a couple of days. The new double-decker-aircraft will commence the worlds first A380 commercial airline-service between Singapore and Sydney on 25 October. Being cleaner, greener, quieter and smarter, the A380 is already setting new standards for transport and the environment. Per passenger, the A380 has a fuel efficiency of 2.9 litres per 100 kilometres. The A380 will provide more comfort in every class and more open space for relaxation. Passengers will enjoy a new way of flying while benefiting from the quietest cabin in the sky. The aircraft's efficiency and advanced technologies will result in outstanding economics and higher operational flexibility. On the A380, seat-mile costs are 20 percent lower than any comparable aircraft and its range is also 15 percent greater. Total orders and commitments for the A380 are today at 173 by 14 customers. The subsequent aircraft for delivery to Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airlines and Qantas --- Who will be the first BM to fly with this airplane? 
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18-08-2007, 10:51
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No thank you. I prefer to give (new airplanes) a couple of years operating experience...before jumping aboard. But, whoever is the first BM to fly in the A380, "You'll probably be OK." 5555 Pablo 
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18-08-2007, 10:59
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18-08-2007, 12:32
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Previously Airbus that had a contest for the public to be the first to fly on a new model at some air show.
The plane crashed. Really.
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18-08-2007, 13:23
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got an email from sas last week........ they were auctioning some seats for the first flite...............thoses prices would be out of my leauge.......55555.. but as pabs said.....i will give it time !!!!!!!
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18-08-2007, 14:01
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As an ex employee of Rolls Royce i was lucky enough in 2004 to be the first to travel on the new A340 aircraft which carried 4 x RR Trent 500 engines. As an engineer in the R&D department we were flown out to Singapore to be on board the first 10 runs from Changi to Jakarta to see how the Aircraft and Engines performed.
Although i did do some of the R&D for the A380 engines 4 x RR Trent 900 i left the company, before probably being expected to be on board the initial test flights. This aircraft amazes me as it is so far ahead of itself regarding technology similarly as the B747 Jumbo was back in the 70's. I think anyone who should be lucky enough to fly on her should enjoy every minute. However i feel one main downside to this Aircraft will be the loading and unloading of cargo and baggage, as with a plane of this enormity its surely going to be double maybe treble compared to what we'd consider a conventional aircraft.. Will be interesting to hear the comments and opinions from BM's who eventually get to fly on this aviational monstrosity !!!
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18-08-2007, 16:46
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18-08-2007, 16:47
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Some photos... 2
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18-08-2007, 17:21
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I'm, sure I'll fly on it soon enough.........
I don't wanna be one o the first though...............Let em do a few miles first & sort out the bugs.
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18-08-2007, 17:28
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Nice pics Nicke. That is one huge engine pictured hanging on the wing
 Haven't got any pics to show how tight they have squeezed in the economy class seating have you? I bet its still cramped for anyone around 6ft tall. 
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18-08-2007, 17:56
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jees......i cant wait to see one of those babies close up.....they look huge !!!!!!!!
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18-08-2007, 19:08
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18-08-2007, 19:37
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I will pass on the first few flights thanks, i fly pretty much every month from Africa to Thailand but i still dont think that many tonnes of metal should be in the air, and also when i see the wings flapping i still get a little bit scared, dont like turbulence either
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18-08-2007, 20:24
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I recently went on a tour of the Airbus facility in Toulouse and saw the Singapore Airlines 380 in the hanger. On the tour you don't actually get to go onto the A380 or even get close to it (viewing window from the top of the hanger) but these are some big airplanes. They paint the tail of each A380 with the purchasing airline's colors so you can easily identify which one is which - but only the tail. The rest gets painted when it's completed so most of them look kind of pastel greenish. See them flying around all the time when I'm in Toulouse. The first few times it flies past you rush to the window to take a look, after a while it's just another Airbus plane flying around. The cool one is the Beluga which was designed to carry the parts of the aircraft to the Toulouse factory. They have a few promo pics they show you, and the picture of economy class (like the standard configuration) came up -- my friend and I just looked at each other like, oh my god talk about cattle class! yikes! But as you say, each airline picks their own configuration, etc etc so I think it will be pretty nice in the end. Cheers, Robaht
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20-08-2007, 13:51
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Although this plane looks very impressive, I am not really keen on to fly with it. Or maybe just once to experience it.
I am just imagining the consequences of such large aircrafts. 550+ people on board, imagine the cues with boarding or de-boarding. Cues in front of imigration, etc, etc. In low-wages countries it may not be so much of a problem, but in Europe or North America, I fear for the worst on the logistics around these flights. We'll see. I still prefer to fly the Boeing 777 with around 280 passengers.
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20-08-2007, 15:49
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Nanook is right, such a huge plane, with so much capacity. With all the security checks now, it's gonna get worse !!!
I want to fly on the new Boeing.
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20-08-2007, 15:56
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SAW THE PLANE FLY INTO SYDNEY LAST YEAR ON ITS TEST FLIGHT ITS IMPRESSIVE
Superjumbo to touch down in Sydney - Business - Business - smh.com.au
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20-08-2007, 20:56
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would like to fly with the new A380!
but this will take many many years i guess...  until that i prefer flying with Thai's A340-600 (yess, love that one!) 
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20-08-2007, 22:19
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is it possible that the picture of this engine is of an Boeing 777?? Because there's just one row of windows visible, not two...
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20-08-2007, 23:04
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not a 777 as they have three wheels in a row under the wings. The first level windows are just above the wing so due to the angle and since we can not see the joint of hull and wing it is logic we only see the second level
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21-08-2007, 02:01
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As erik1 says, definately not a 777. The engine is way too big. Also, note on the pic, just to the right of the tecnicians head that "thing"555 under the wing. Its a feature of all Airbus aircraft. If you could have zoomed out on that pic , you would also have seen 2x engines on each wing as in Nickes other pics.
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