Qantas To Receive The 5000th Airbus Today.
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Qantas To Receive The 5000th Airbus Today.
I have been told by a contact at Airbus, that the 5000th Airbus delivered since 1974, an A330-200 will be delivered today to none other than Qantas. 
Congratulations to both Airbus and Qantas.
Congratulations to both Airbus and Qantas.
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From my memory it would be the 4998th delivered. Airbus pranged an A330 at the factory a few years ago, killing their Chief Test pilot and the rest of the crew. I believe it remains as the only A330 to have ever crashed although I could be wrong.
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Actually given the little incident in Toulouse a couple of weeks back would this be the 5000th built, 4999th delivered?
There would be many more than that built, each type right back to the A300 would have airframes built that were never delivered to an Operator, various test airframes etc.
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Here's a photo of it at Toulouse. First Airbus to wear the new Qantas logo and titles:
http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=698790
Regards,
David
http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=698790
Regards,
David
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The paint work seems to have been done properly?
This is a video from Airbus of the complete manufacture of this Aircraft.
Quite large video, you probably need broadband.
http://www.airbus.com/store/photolib...lr_320X240.swf
This is a video from Airbus of the complete manufacture of this Aircraft.
Quite large video, you probably need broadband.
http://www.airbus.com/store/photolib...lr_320X240.swf
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Wingspan,
Don't you mean the Etihad one mentioned above, or was an EK one dinged as well ?
What amazes me is that Sing Air didn't manage to snaffle the milestone aircraft. Someone will surely get the boot for missing that one. again...
Not that I'm cynical or nuttin'!
Don't you mean the Etihad one mentioned above, or was an EK one dinged as well ?
What amazes me is that Sing Air didn't manage to snaffle the milestone aircraft. Someone will surely get the boot for missing that one.
again...Not that I'm cynical or nuttin'!
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Airbus have issued this sticker to celebrate the event.
Even this can be read the wrong way, literally in English it sounds like it is the 5000th Airbus for Qantas.
Even this can be read the wrong way, literally in English it sounds like it is the 5000th Airbus for Qantas.