B A Lert
17th Aug 2007, 03:01
From the Sydney Morning Herald...note that the facts don't get in the way of the spin doctors or a good story - see the highlight at the start. Does this mean that all of the previoulsy reported long distance flights by the various A380s were lies? :rolleyes::rolleyes:
Coming to an air space near you
Sydney-bound ... the 480-seater superjumbo Airbus A380.
Les Kennedy
August 17, 2007 - 10:47AM
SYDNEYSIDERS will be able to see the new giant of the skies, the A380 aircraft, winging its way over the city on its first long-distance flight on October 25.
The chief executive of Singapore Airlines, Chew Choon Seng, has confirmed details of the plane's inaugural commercial flight, which will take place 10 days after its launch in Toulouse, France, on October 15.
"Everyone at Singapore Airlines is keenly anticipating the delivery of this new plane and our people are working hard on final preparation for its entry into service," Mr Chew said.
Tickets for the flight would be auctioned for charity online from August 27, he said, and there were a great many aviation enthusiasts wanting to be on that first flight.
Most of the 480 tickets would be sold on the internet auction site eBay. A third of the proceeds from the auction, the first of its kind, will be given to the Westmead and Randwick children's hospitals.
Another third will be given to Medecins Sans Frontieres and the rest will go to Singapore's Community Chest charity.
The announcement by the airline comes after several delays at Airbus had pushed back delivery of the aircrfat by about two years, while its rival Boeing was taking a record number of orders.
In France earlier this year, protesters temporarily blocked the delivery of an A380 wing by seizing a barge carrying the part.
Three classes of travel will be available on the A380: standard economy and business classes, plus a new class called Singapore Airline Suites, described by the company as "a class beyond first".
Regular A380 flights between Sydney and Singapore would follow soon after the inaugural flight, the airline said.
Coming to an air space near you
Sydney-bound ... the 480-seater superjumbo Airbus A380.
Les Kennedy
August 17, 2007 - 10:47AM
SYDNEYSIDERS will be able to see the new giant of the skies, the A380 aircraft, winging its way over the city on its first long-distance flight on October 25.
The chief executive of Singapore Airlines, Chew Choon Seng, has confirmed details of the plane's inaugural commercial flight, which will take place 10 days after its launch in Toulouse, France, on October 15.
"Everyone at Singapore Airlines is keenly anticipating the delivery of this new plane and our people are working hard on final preparation for its entry into service," Mr Chew said.
Tickets for the flight would be auctioned for charity online from August 27, he said, and there were a great many aviation enthusiasts wanting to be on that first flight.
Most of the 480 tickets would be sold on the internet auction site eBay. A third of the proceeds from the auction, the first of its kind, will be given to the Westmead and Randwick children's hospitals.
Another third will be given to Medecins Sans Frontieres and the rest will go to Singapore's Community Chest charity.
The announcement by the airline comes after several delays at Airbus had pushed back delivery of the aircrfat by about two years, while its rival Boeing was taking a record number of orders.
In France earlier this year, protesters temporarily blocked the delivery of an A380 wing by seizing a barge carrying the part.
Three classes of travel will be available on the A380: standard economy and business classes, plus a new class called Singapore Airline Suites, described by the company as "a class beyond first".
Regular A380 flights between Sydney and Singapore would follow soon after the inaugural flight, the airline said.