Re: A380 delivery delayed ???
 

I thought it had already happened in April 2005 ?

Re: A380 - combined threads
 

Cool, now the A380 been to 8 countries, Australia, Colombia, France, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain and UAE.
I wonder who´s next in line, since Bolivia seem to be canceled?
UK perhaps?

Re: A380 - combined threads
 

(Flight International)

Bolivia isn't canceled.

Re: A380 - combined threads
 

The A380 doesn't have a certficate to fly into the UK yet! The LHR visit has been delayed until March.

Cheers!

Re: A380 - combined threads
 

point5

i am intersted in how you get your inside information so quickly. you really have your finger on the pulse of Heathrow.

P7

Size of A380 upper deck
 

How roomy do you think is the upper deck of the Airbus A380?

A picture of the upper deck of the first plane - with a complete, 8 abreast Economy row in picture, but far in the background:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/972843/L/
Do you fancy spending hours in that window seat?

A closer view of a partial row:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/958995/L/

For comparison, an Airbus 340-600 prototype in a comparable stage of completeness:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/371822/L/
Do A340-600 and A380 use water tanks of equal size?
I noticed that both pictures have 4 rows of tanks and thought if they provide equal scale.

The A340-600 has much narrower aisle in the middle - but then the side tanks are a bit farther from the wall.


A part of the A380 has been made more habitable - with Business seats:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/958875/L/
For comparison, one example of a 340-600 Business Class in service:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/535228/L/

So - which one do you think is the more roomy and comfortable?

A380 LHR Visit
 

I noticed yesterday as I came off my flight that a UA777 was parked at the new A380 compatable pier at T3 with both airbridges connected. Due to the high number of official looking chaps standing around the apron I assume that they were running a test with the aircraft on stand and also the stand next door seemed to be getting a hose down in preperation for more trials.
SOOOOO....Does anyone seem to know when we may see an A380 paying a quick visit to LHR in order to try out the new stands????

wonder what was in it for UA since they aren't getting any!

Stands 303, 305, 307, 309 and 311 are now all open and available for live traffic. 301 will come into service in due course. Indeed United and Malaysian were parked up on 305 and 307 this arvo. First A380 due in March.

Cheers!

Ooohh...Thanks for that Point5!!!

2006 or 2007?:E

Just a clarification; the stands we now call 309 and 311 are what used to be known as 304 and 302, they've just been renumbered, and are not part of the new Pier 6 development. In the future, Pier 6 will extend across what is now the R cul-de-sac and stands 309 and 311 will face north alongside 301-307.

Indeedy Gonzo!

315 is also shut for the forseeable future whilst they move the Heathrow Express escape duct and demolish the end of the pier to (eventually) accomodate the widening of taxiway Bravo.

A380 due March 2006.

Ciao

Gonzo

That was a clarification no-one asked for or needed. Point5 was entirely correct in their assertions and their position within the aviation community is one that is nearly as lofty as mine own. So he knows his stuff.

P7

The word on the taxiway is that the A380 will do some flybys at Hawarden (where the wings are built) and then land at Manchester. Maybe to LHR thereafter. This will happen in March, dependent upon the test programme.

Can we expect a Rolls-Royce Derby flypast too sometime? In the past there have been very large RR Staff viewing days at EMA when one of the new products is parked up for the RR staff to see.

Anyone heard when the big mama might show off her under belly in the Derbyshire skies?

and occasionally dropped :oh:

Hearty apologies, P7. I must have been under the mistaken impression that those people not lucky enough to see the output from Heathrow ATC's glorious Operations Department, might have inferred from point5's post that Pier 6 now extended all the way across, and thus that the R cul-de-sac was now closed. In retrospect I now see that I was completely and utterly out of order, and unreservedly apologise for any heartache my comments caused to point5, and hope I can be forgiven. :{

In the future if I see a post I believe I can clarify for the benefit of readers' understanding, I will wait patiently for you to ask me......:p

Oh Gonzo...You really are scoffing that humble pie!!! :}

And rightly so. Being fed by one such as I tastes good, don't it Gonze?:ok:

P7