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Does anyone know what time it leaves on Friday? Or has that information not been disclosed by Airbus yet?
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Quote from Rainboe:
the waggles waggle too much Cheers, y'all. |
Ref the earlier comments........... "Don't just judge it on an idle power flypast and a very low power approach- remember it's empty. No people, seats, furnishings. Really just the bare weight of metal, 3 people and minimal fuel!"
The 'go around' at EMA was flown at TOGA (ie max thrust) and hence was as noisy as it ever gets, the approach I agree was flown at less than max power but still at representative levels. The second overflight of Derby (Sinfin) was again flown at TOGA power, set just prior to the pull up, turn and climb to depart to Hawarden. Plus the initial flypast was at reasonable levels of TPR, as was the initial fly through at Filton. In short, it is bloody quiet! |
A380 @ Egll
I understand that an A380 will visit Heathrow this Sunday 15th Apr. on a demonstration visit for BA.
Arrive 09:50 from Toulouse Depart 14:00 demo flight Arrive 17:00 back Depart 19:40 to Toulouse Anyone able to confirm this ?? C. |
I recall reading today that it will be unlikely - BA have said they wont have any managers available to look over it due to it being the post-Easter weekend and everybody will be on duty!!:hmm:
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I think the operative word is Sunday! Managers don't work Sundays, even for dratted Euro blunderbuses. Bit sad really, but BA seems to think it can get by without it!
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BA and the A380
Willie Walsh seems to think that BA may be interested in buying upto 15 A380s for specific routes....
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anyone know which aircraft it will be?
Not a spotter, but bored with the all white colour scheme I have seen before (first proving flight to EGLL and Farnborough air Show) |
It was to have been F-WWOW (c/n 001) but a report elsewhere says that the visit on Sunday has been cancelled (postponed?).
Rhys. |
Times on Line are saying that as pointed out above, visit has been cancelled!
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Given the pressure on landing slots, when there's an occasion such as a visit from the A380 for demos and testing, whose slots does it use? Or do BAA keep a few spares for such events?
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Emirates places $2.6bn A380 order
Emirates airline has signed a letter of intent with Airbus for eight additional A380s, worth an estimated US $2.6 billion. The deal brings the total number of A380 double-decker aircraft that Emirates has on order to 55. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates airline and group, signed the agreement with Airbus president and CEO Louis Gallois, at the Paris Air Show. Qatar orders worth $17 bln boost Airbus book European planemaker Airbus landed $17 billion in orders from Qatar Airways at the start of the Paris air show on Monday including a new order for three A380 superjumbos.... Qatar had already ordered 3 of the A380 superjumbo aircraft with options for another two. |
Private buyer places order for A380
Airbus superjumbo for private use
An unnamed buyer at the Paris air show has placed an order for an Airbus A380 superjumbo to use as a private jet. Airbus said the individual, "not from Europe or the US", would use the plane for "personal use for him and his entourage", AFP news agency reported. The double-decker, which is thought to have cost $300m (£150m), has 900 sq m (10,000 sq ft) in cabin space and has room for up to 840 passengers. It is expected to take more than a year to convert the jet for private use. Aage Duenhaupt, a spokesperson for Lufthansa Technik, which turns large commercial planes into private jets, said the majority of clients were originally Middle Eastern. But using the model as a private jet could be problematic, because its weight and size mean it can only be landed at a limited number of airports, by certain pilots. Environmental groups were annoyed by the news, saying that buying a superjumbo for private use was like "buying a filthy coal-fired power station just to use to charge up your mobile phone." The model is set to come into use later in 2007. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...ss/6768237.stm Published: 2007/06/19 15:20:47 GMT |
Well, the latest scoop is the name of the alleged buyer: a certain Russian oilgarch who likes to wear a blue scarf on Saturdays.
If true, it might not have the "waggles", but it may have to deal with a few WAGs... :cool: |
A380 Flying at Paris Air Show
Check out the extreme flying and photos of the A380 at the Paris Air Show.
http://www.l1011.homestead.com/ParisA380.html |
A380 at NCE
My friend is on holiday at Nice and has claimed to have seen an A380 3 or 4 times through the week either taking off or landing can anybody shed some light on this ?
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BA to get the A380 !
As this is the Rumour section can somebody please tell this one is'nt true.
I've heard this from a source within Ba Eng. |
Probably is true. 12-15. Find out within a fortnight.
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What's the problem?
i'm a Boeing man but pleeeease lets not turn this into a A v B thread. Personally don't care who builds the planes, more what it represents for BA and i think this can only be a positive step if true. Some expansion as opposed to fleet replacement would be fantastic and possiblty help to raise the low morale at BA. |
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