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E-mail I received this evening!
Dear XXXXXXXXXX,
The Airbus team is pleased to include you among the privileged visitors who are offered the possibility to watch the live broadcast of the A380 First flight on Airbus.com.
We would like to inform you that there is a strong possibility that the A380 will fly next week. We cannot give you an exact date and time as maiden flights are subject to many conditions that we cannot control such as weather conditions.
Therefore, from Monday 25 April, please consult our web site every morning (GMT+2) for more information.
Just before the day of the first flight, the site will display pages dedicated to the event, including a special A380 lounge reserved for watching the live broadcast of the first flight.
Find below your personal access information to enter the "A380 Lounge":
Login: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Password: xxxxxxxxxxx
Your login and password are personal. They are valid for this event only, and will not allow several simultaneous connections on the day of the event.
Please be aware that your company's firewall may prevent you from watching live broadcasts.
We look forward to sharing this aviation milestone with you.
The Airbus team.
Dear XXXXXXXXXX,
The Airbus team is pleased to include you among the privileged visitors who are offered the possibility to watch the live broadcast of the A380 First flight on Airbus.com.
We would like to inform you that there is a strong possibility that the A380 will fly next week. We cannot give you an exact date and time as maiden flights are subject to many conditions that we cannot control such as weather conditions.
Therefore, from Monday 25 April, please consult our web site every morning (GMT+2) for more information.
Just before the day of the first flight, the site will display pages dedicated to the event, including a special A380 lounge reserved for watching the live broadcast of the first flight.
Find below your personal access information to enter the "A380 Lounge":
Login: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Password: xxxxxxxxxxx
Your login and password are personal. They are valid for this event only, and will not allow several simultaneous connections on the day of the event.
Please be aware that your company's firewall may prevent you from watching live broadcasts.
We look forward to sharing this aviation milestone with you.
The Airbus team.
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latest from Reuters .....
"April 22, 2005
The first flight of the world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380, is expected next week as final tests are run on the massive doubledecker with room for over 800 passengers.
Secrecy and a slight delay have fuelled rumours of fires, collapsed landing gear and plots to spirit away the plane to a deserted German air base as anticipation mounts among enthusiasts lining the fences at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southern France.
"We've heard them all. There's no truth in any of it," said an Airbus spokeswoman, who reiterated that plans called for flying the plane by the end of the month.
The most closely watched debut since the supersonic Concorde first roared down the runway in 1969, the A380 will fly straight into the history books as the first airliner bigger than the Boeing's 747 jumbo, which debuted four decades ago.
"It's a great milestone in the history of the project," said a spokeswoman for Virgin Atlantic, one of the airlines waiting to take delivery of the plane.
Virgin founder Richard Branson, who wants gyms and private double beds on his A380s, had the words "Mine's bigger than yours" written on the side of Virgin's first Airbus A340-600 in 2002 and is expected to have similar fun with the A380.
Airbus has playfully given the first plane the registration F-WWOW.
The 747 helped change the airline business and marked a step change in size, which Boeing celebrated in TV commercials which showed the Harlem Globetrotters tossing basketballs down the aisles.
Airbus has also been celebrating, throwing a gala unveiling in January attended by heads of state and more than 5,000 guests.
But busy chatrooms and the vigil at the factory reflect what fans of the plane really want, and that is to see it fly.
For test pilot Jacques Rosay it has been eight years of waiting as he prepares to set aside simulators for the real thing, taking the A380 through manoeuvres designed to check its four Rolls-Royce engines, avionics and other equipment.
"Simulators are one thing. I could fly you to the Moon on one and be back in time for dinner. Real planes are different," was the wry comment of one former pilot.
Rosay and Captain Claude Lelaie will be part of a crew of six who, in case of catastrophic failure, would likely blow off the cargo door and parachute to safety.
Some USD$12 billion has been spent by Airbus and its suppliers to ensure no such problem arises, and 11 passenger airlines have laid down money to buy more than 100 of the USD$285 million planes.
Flying the A380 is expected to be like any other Airbus, requiring less than two weeks of additional training.
The plane, with a maximum take-off weight of well over one million pounds, is bigger than three Concordes, yet is the product of an intense focus on saving weight as high fuel costs and falling fares squeeze airlines around the world.
"What the airline is looking at above all is the economic case," said an Airbus spokesman.
Rival Boeing agrees, though it has focused on a much smaller money-saver in the 787 due in 2008.
The Concorde had a flawless first flight but it took almost seven years before air travellers could book a ticket.
Airbus this time plans to wind up a gruelling set of flight tests in just over a year, allowing Singapore Airlines to begin service in 2006.
Airbus is expected to use a handful of A380s in tests that cover the globe, trying it out in baking heat and icy conditions in places such as northern Canada.
Engineers on board will be armed with tonnes of diagnostic equipment to examine their drawing board ideas work at speed.
The flight route is likely to extend from Toulouse over the Atlantic Ocean, though Airbus has not released details."
(Reuters)
"April 22, 2005
The first flight of the world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380, is expected next week as final tests are run on the massive doubledecker with room for over 800 passengers.
Secrecy and a slight delay have fuelled rumours of fires, collapsed landing gear and plots to spirit away the plane to a deserted German air base as anticipation mounts among enthusiasts lining the fences at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southern France.
"We've heard them all. There's no truth in any of it," said an Airbus spokeswoman, who reiterated that plans called for flying the plane by the end of the month.
The most closely watched debut since the supersonic Concorde first roared down the runway in 1969, the A380 will fly straight into the history books as the first airliner bigger than the Boeing's 747 jumbo, which debuted four decades ago.
"It's a great milestone in the history of the project," said a spokeswoman for Virgin Atlantic, one of the airlines waiting to take delivery of the plane.
Virgin founder Richard Branson, who wants gyms and private double beds on his A380s, had the words "Mine's bigger than yours" written on the side of Virgin's first Airbus A340-600 in 2002 and is expected to have similar fun with the A380.
Airbus has playfully given the first plane the registration F-WWOW.
The 747 helped change the airline business and marked a step change in size, which Boeing celebrated in TV commercials which showed the Harlem Globetrotters tossing basketballs down the aisles.
Airbus has also been celebrating, throwing a gala unveiling in January attended by heads of state and more than 5,000 guests.
But busy chatrooms and the vigil at the factory reflect what fans of the plane really want, and that is to see it fly.
For test pilot Jacques Rosay it has been eight years of waiting as he prepares to set aside simulators for the real thing, taking the A380 through manoeuvres designed to check its four Rolls-Royce engines, avionics and other equipment.
"Simulators are one thing. I could fly you to the Moon on one and be back in time for dinner. Real planes are different," was the wry comment of one former pilot.
Rosay and Captain Claude Lelaie will be part of a crew of six who, in case of catastrophic failure, would likely blow off the cargo door and parachute to safety.
Some USD$12 billion has been spent by Airbus and its suppliers to ensure no such problem arises, and 11 passenger airlines have laid down money to buy more than 100 of the USD$285 million planes.
Flying the A380 is expected to be like any other Airbus, requiring less than two weeks of additional training.
The plane, with a maximum take-off weight of well over one million pounds, is bigger than three Concordes, yet is the product of an intense focus on saving weight as high fuel costs and falling fares squeeze airlines around the world.
"What the airline is looking at above all is the economic case," said an Airbus spokesman.
Rival Boeing agrees, though it has focused on a much smaller money-saver in the 787 due in 2008.
The Concorde had a flawless first flight but it took almost seven years before air travellers could book a ticket.
Airbus this time plans to wind up a gruelling set of flight tests in just over a year, allowing Singapore Airlines to begin service in 2006.
Airbus is expected to use a handful of A380s in tests that cover the globe, trying it out in baking heat and icy conditions in places such as northern Canada.
Engineers on board will be armed with tonnes of diagnostic equipment to examine their drawing board ideas work at speed.
The flight route is likely to extend from Toulouse over the Atlantic Ocean, though Airbus has not released details."
(Reuters)
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EK 1000 pax Stretch!
Sure, A380 looks a bit chubby at the moment but as you might realise already now, ofcourse there will be a stretch. After showing off the aircraft on all the prestigious routes the different airlines have they will put it in traffic where it is mostly needed. It will be a real people mover! You will see the first announcement of the first 1000 pax airplane sooner than we all think. It might be EK or it might be someone else, but for sure it is coming.
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UPDATE-Airbus sets first A380 flight for Wednesday
UPDATE 2-Airbus sets first A380 flight for Wednesday
Mon Apr 25, 2005 05:19 AM ET
PARIS, April 25 (Reuters) - The world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380, is set to make its maiden flight on Wednesday morning depending on the weather and the absence of last-minute problems, aircraft maker Airbus said on Monday.
The massive double-decker plane has room for more than 800 passengers and airlines have spoken of equipping it with cocktail bars and gymnasiums.
It is the most closely watched new airliner since the supersonic Concorde first flew in 1969.
The flight will mark the start of just over a year of testing before Singapore Airlines begins service.
Engineers are conducting final pre-flight tests on the debut aircraft at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France.
Eleven passenger airlines have already laid down money to buy more than 100 of the $285 million planes.
Mon Apr 25, 2005 05:19 AM ET
PARIS, April 25 (Reuters) - The world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380, is set to make its maiden flight on Wednesday morning depending on the weather and the absence of last-minute problems, aircraft maker Airbus said on Monday.
The massive double-decker plane has room for more than 800 passengers and airlines have spoken of equipping it with cocktail bars and gymnasiums.
It is the most closely watched new airliner since the supersonic Concorde first flew in 1969.
The flight will mark the start of just over a year of testing before Singapore Airlines begins service.
Engineers are conducting final pre-flight tests on the debut aircraft at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France.
Eleven passenger airlines have already laid down money to buy more than 100 of the $285 million planes.
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AllDayDeli,
Bit of an oversight if they've only figured that out now!!
My understanding is that all the long-range deliveries will be out of TLS and all the shorter-range deliveries out of Hamburg, as TLS's rwy is longer. One would hope that, with all the long-range A340-500 & -600 deliveries going on, the strip is reasonably useful.
Given the investment made in putting the factory at TLS, I'd be rather surprised if the strip length wasn't checked!!
I also seem to recall some mention of ferrying off to Istres for at least part of the flight-test programme - maybe that's strip-length related??
Also, is the first flight being made by 001 or 002?
TD67
Bit of an oversight if they've only figured that out now!!
My understanding is that all the long-range deliveries will be out of TLS and all the shorter-range deliveries out of Hamburg, as TLS's rwy is longer. One would hope that, with all the long-range A340-500 & -600 deliveries going on, the strip is reasonably useful.
Given the investment made in putting the factory at TLS, I'd be rather surprised if the strip length wasn't checked!!
I also seem to recall some mention of ferrying off to Istres for at least part of the flight-test programme - maybe that's strip-length related??
Also, is the first flight being made by 001 or 002?
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You can't write a balanced perspective about a biased analysis.
Of course the Times could have supplied some balance - by quoting published, available Airbus estimates on A380 sales.
A simple bit of homework, and a simple sentence 'Airbus however estimate they will sell XXX aircraft' would have done the job.
Simply phoning Airbus up & asking for a response is not providing 'balance' -its lazy, sloppy journalism.
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It's on Wednesday!
From the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4481733.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4481733.stm
Airbus' A380 passenger jet is set for its maiden flight on Wednesday.
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Aviate1138 heard at around 05:30.... Tuesday 26th
Good old BBC!
On Radio Five Live this morning they managed a News Item about Air Canada upsetting Airbus by ordering 30+ "new mid sized airliners" instead of the Airbus A 370!!!! Whatever that is?
They really should be more professional than that IMHO.
Granted they altered the item later but two broadcasts were made with the incorrect data. I guess they must have got confused with all the 777 and 787's for Air Canada.
Aviate 1138
Good old BBC!
On Radio Five Live this morning they managed a News Item about Air Canada upsetting Airbus by ordering 30+ "new mid sized airliners" instead of the Airbus A 370!!!! Whatever that is?
They really should be more professional than that IMHO.
Granted they altered the item later but two broadcasts were made with the incorrect data. I guess they must have got confused with all the 777 and 787's for Air Canada.
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In the news today...
Air Canada in $6bn Boeing order
and
Lockheed wins $1.1bn Turkey deal
Good for them. However, just got to love the pre-emptive timing of both announcements.
Me cynical? Never!
and
Lockheed wins $1.1bn Turkey deal
Good for them. However, just got to love the pre-emptive timing of both announcements.
Me cynical? Never!