First A380 passenger flight test
 

7 hours. Where could they be going to? Hopefully not a 'flight to nowhere'.

Flight XL(!)001 TLS-TLS. Innovative routing, wonder if it'll catch on ;)

Airbus’s experimental test pilot Frank Chapman is captaining the first ELF test with chief test pilot Jacques Rosay and chief instructor pilot Jacques Drappier alongside him.

The four ELF tests, which are round-trips from Toulouse, will take place this week and last 7h, 10h, 12h and 15h respectively. The flights will be operated as a standard airline service. One of the trips will be night flight, to cover all types of flight conditions. The shorter flights will route through France, Spain, the UK and Germany. The longer flights will be flown as far as to Norway in the north and to the Canary Islands in the south.

http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles...engers+on.html

Did they do trips like this, including the test night flight, when getting the A340-600 into service ?

I only ask because that introduced a new type of vacuum-assisted toilet which, when flushed, woke up about the 10 seating rows either side of the toilets with it's huge sucking noise. I was surprised that Airbus never discovered this until the aircraft was in service.

I believe a mod has been developed.

More A380 delays/sackings
 

Title says it all. 380 continues to slip further, more heads have rolled....
Is anyone suprised?


http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=6420

Cheers,
Wino

Gloating is unbecoming

especially as Boeing might have more than a few problems themselves with the 787 and all its new technology.:E

I seriously doubt that anyone who actually works for Boeing, and is on this site, is gloating.

The shoe could just as easy be on the other foot.

In other words, those who are bashing Airbus on these forums do not necessarily represent the views of Boeing Employees.

Glass houses are a bi7ch.

A dinner in Seattle and all they can find to talk about is Airbus, sour grapes or what?

In other words, those who are bashing Airbus on these forums do not necessarily represent the views of Boeing Employees.

Hardly likely, this is Spotters Corner after all!!

A380 Chief Operating Officer Charles Champion is the only major player to have been ousted, according to the press. More that we haven't heard about?

Cheers, y'all.

Evanelpus,

Not sure what you meant, probably just my misunderstanding. I'm just suggesting that, as a rule, those who actually "live and work" in the glass houses, in my experience (wink wink), don't throw stones.

My point was that those who are bashing Airbus do not work for Boeing is all. In fact, again in my experience, there is an underlying "mutual respect" for each other. After all, competition is a good thing.

For everyone else, both Airbus and Boeing are fair game.

That's it really. If I read more into what you were saying, my apologies.

Take care,

11Fan

Oh yeah, we spot too.

11 Fan
 

None taken my friend.

Did I see a great big A380 today doing touch and goes today ? ....
 

Going through SNN today I'm sure I saw a great big white A380 doing touch and goes .... the weather was desperate so I may be wrong? ....:confused:

You were right. They came looking for windy weather to do a few circuits in.

many thanks DW .....

someone kindly passed to me a photo link from todays visit ....

http://cork-spotters.com/photo/displayimage.php?pos=-573

F-WWDD was in full Airbus corporate livery when it came into Heathrow. The SNN pics show it with no logos or decals. Wonder why they de-logo'd it.

*cue sounds of wailing and gnashing of teeth from a college in South Dublin*

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Weight reduction programme? ..... :confused:

(I'll get my coat!!!! ) .... :)