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Sorry outoflimit but I hate to tell you all A380 courses are back on track beginning from July. At least the Capt. courses from A340-A380. There will also be some direct upgradings for F/Os on the A380 by the end of this year.
Get back to me when you can legitimately paint "1000th A380" on the fuselage and until then, console yourself with "it's quieter and has more comfortable seats", than a 20 year old design that kicks it's ass day in day out.
The LA station managers bother in law has been heard to say, that he heard the EK SVVP catering say that the 380 delivers start again in July. 11 more by years end.
More 380s than 330s by Oct. Who would have thought?
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More 380s than 330s by Oct. Who would have thought?
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Originally Posted by sittingidly
Not slagging the A380 but rather pointing out that the 777 has exceeded and continues to exceed all expectations. To compare the 777 to the A380 at this stage and pretend that reality is the reverse, is inexplicable to a rational human-being.
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Wing crack update
From Flightglobal:
Airbus A380 operators face a 30,000 man-hour repair programme to address wing-crack issues that have dogged the airliner which will require an eight-week downtime if implemented in one instalment.
The European airframer confirms that if airlines choose to undertake the repair "nose-to-tail" it will require around eight weeks to implement. However Airbus says that it expects most operators would opt to adopt the phased approach spread out over three two-year heavy checks which is less disruptive. In this case, it expects the repair would extend each two-to-three week heavy check by "a few days".
Emirates, which is the biggest A380 operator with 21 in service, is undertaking the repair to each aircraft in one instalment. It says the work will require 30,000 man-hours to implement. The Emirates fleet will be repaired in Airbus facilities or by other organisations on Airbus's behalf because the Dubai carrier does not have the capacity to undertake the work in house.
A380s featuring the new wing design incorporating more twist and a lighter structure will need to be modified slightly earlier as the wing-crack issue has "a slightly greater effect" on these wings. This revised wing design is due to be introduced on A380s being delivered next year.
The retrofit modification will be subject to an airworthiness directive from the European Aviation Safety Agency, which Airbus expects to be issued this summer. It will be available for retrofit in the first quarter of next year.
A modification for new-build aircraft will become available for incorporation on the wing production line at the end of this year. There is an approximately 10-month lead-time on the wing, meaning that this will apply to A380s delivered from early 2014.
Airbus says that it expects that most A380 operators receiving new A380s in 2013 will opt to have their wings repaired during final assembly, resulting in a four-to-six week delay. However some airlines with a more urgent need for their aircraft will decide to have the work carried out retrospectively, it adds.
Airbus A380 operators face a 30,000 man-hour repair programme to address wing-crack issues that have dogged the airliner which will require an eight-week downtime if implemented in one instalment.
The European airframer confirms that if airlines choose to undertake the repair "nose-to-tail" it will require around eight weeks to implement. However Airbus says that it expects most operators would opt to adopt the phased approach spread out over three two-year heavy checks which is less disruptive. In this case, it expects the repair would extend each two-to-three week heavy check by "a few days".
Emirates, which is the biggest A380 operator with 21 in service, is undertaking the repair to each aircraft in one instalment. It says the work will require 30,000 man-hours to implement. The Emirates fleet will be repaired in Airbus facilities or by other organisations on Airbus's behalf because the Dubai carrier does not have the capacity to undertake the work in house.
A380s featuring the new wing design incorporating more twist and a lighter structure will need to be modified slightly earlier as the wing-crack issue has "a slightly greater effect" on these wings. This revised wing design is due to be introduced on A380s being delivered next year.
The retrofit modification will be subject to an airworthiness directive from the European Aviation Safety Agency, which Airbus expects to be issued this summer. It will be available for retrofit in the first quarter of next year.
A modification for new-build aircraft will become available for incorporation on the wing production line at the end of this year. There is an approximately 10-month lead-time on the wing, meaning that this will apply to A380s delivered from early 2014.
Airbus says that it expects that most A380 operators receiving new A380s in 2013 will opt to have their wings repaired during final assembly, resulting in a four-to-six week delay. However some airlines with a more urgent need for their aircraft will decide to have the work carried out retrospectively, it adds.
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Originally Posted by fatbus
I think you will find more to follow. This is just the start. Cant wait to see the fighting on the 777.
Seems the response of 777 trainers trying to get to the 380 is higher than thought. Anyone know what the final number of transfers will be?
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I'd love to know why on the one hand they are training existing crew on 777 yet offering unpaid leave on the other? Doesn't make sense, or am I missing something? 
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I'd love to know why on the one hand they are training existing crew on 777 yet offering unpaid leave on the other? Doesn't make sense, or am I missing something?
Sorry should have mentioned cabin crew. Are we overcrewed? I'm trying to work that one out! You'd think so with the 380 downtime but then they seemed so desperate to use those crew on 777 (I guess to reduce working hours for the rest) but- they are asking people to take unpaid leave. So- what gives
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Deliveries start again Jul/Aug. 7 new 380s by end of Oct. So they need to keep training for that due to training lead time.
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Deliveries start again Jul/Aug. 7 new 380s by end of Oct. So they need to keep training for that due to training lead time.
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Right, thanks. They haven't been telling us about deliveries. You'd think that would mean they'd want to keep us off the 777 for a bit then,... oh well such is life!
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