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May 21, 2007
A380 embarks on series of demonstration tours
The world's
largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, is embarking on
a visit to the Asia-Pacific region as part of
a series of demonstration tours that will take place
during the year. The Asia-Pacific tour will take the
A380 development aircraft MSN7 to Narita (Japan) from 4th
- 6th June, then to Sydney (Australia) from 6th
- 8th June and finally to Taipei (Taiwan) from
8th - 10th June, after having made a series
of airport compatibility trials at Paris Charles de Gaulle
(CDG) airport from 1st till 3rd June jointly with
Air France and Aeroports de Paris.
Recently, the A380
successfully completed its first tour to India, visiting New
Delhi from 6th - 8th May and Mumbai, the
headquarters of its first Indian customer, Kingfisher Airlines, from
9th - 10th May. Further tours will take the
aircraft to North America, the Middle East, China and
a second trip to the Asia-Pacific region.
The demonstration
tours undertaken with MSN7 are part of the extensive
campaign to prepare the A380 for a smooth entry
into service. Operating under typical airline conditions, the aircraft
will undergo airport compatibility checks, ground handling and maintenance
procedures tests and demonstrate its compatibility with airports, confirming
its readiness to enter service. The A380 has already
visited more than 45 airports and by 2011, more
than 70 airports will be ready for A380 operations.
In parallel, Airbus is progressing well with the first
customer A380s. The painting of the first A380, for
Singapore Airlines, was completed on May 2nd in Hamburg
following completion of cabin installation. It will be delivered
to the airline in October. The subsequent aircraft, for
delivery to Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airlines and Qantas, are
also well on track.
Being cleaner, greener, quieter and
smarter, the A380 is setting new benchmarks for transport
and the environment. Per passenger, the A380 is as
fuel efficient as a small economical family car. It
is also a good neighbour, being the quietest large
airliner flying today or for the foreseeable future. Requiring
shorter runways for take off and landing, the A380
also provides vital extra passenger capacity without increasing the
number of flights and is an ideal solution to
today's congested airports.
The A380 has larger more comfortable
seats in all classes and it also gives airlines
flexibility to install lower density seating without reducing the
number of seats. Based on the latest market trends
for larger premium class products, it can typically carry
525 passengers in three classes in unprecedented comfort.
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