Re: Airbus A380 Production/Delivery Thread - 2019

According to it: ⋅ 2 have been outfitted in XFW (MSNs 249, 259) ⋅ 2 are undergoing outfitting in XFW (MSNs 258, 260) ⋅ 1 awaiting first flight in TLS (MSN 261) ⋅ 2 on the final assembly line in TLS (MSNs 264, 266) ⋅ 1 awaiting body join in TLS (MSN ...

Re: Airbus A380 Production/Delivery Thread - 2019

This website is a good resource for A380 production information: https://www.abcdlist.nl/a380f/a380f.html According to it: ⋅ 2 have been outfitted in XFW (MSNs 249, 259) ⋅ 2 are undergoing outfitting in XFW (MSNs 258, 260) ⋅ 1 awaiting first flight in TLS (MSN 261) &sd...

Re: Airbus A380 Production/Delivery Thread - 2019

1) I'm not totally sure untill Airbus publishes the June 2019 O&D file, but AFAIK there is the orange ANA and 12 for Emirates back in the backlog. So 13 in total. But the Emirates 39x A380 => 40xA339 & 30x A350 hasn't been firmed up into the O&D file. In the May 2019 File Emirates had 1...

Re: Airbus A380 Production/Delivery Thread - 2019

My question... 1) How many A380s are left in the production line for delivery (including the orange Honu) before they close down the production once and for all? 2) When do they expect the last/final aircraft to come out of the factory? Thank you. 1) I'm not totally sure untill Airbus publishes the...

Re: Airbus A380 Production/Delivery Thread - 2019

I was on the Flying Honu 24 May NRT-HNL inaugural flights both ways. One way lower deck Economy and return upper deck Economy Premium. I will never have enough words to say how wonderful they are inside and out. My question... How many A380s are left in the production line for delivery (including th...

Re: First ANA A380 rolls out of the paintshop

I was not expecting that! I am into it. Is this an international bird or doing regional/domestic flights? As of right now it's announced that they will be used on flights to HNL. There may be some domestic or regional familiarity flights for training before the first HNL flights in May but I'm not ...

Re: First ANA A380 rolls out of the paintshop

Will the cabin be a 4 class or 3 class layout? This page has all the information with a seating map on both levels. There is a First Class, a Business Class, a Premium Economy (upper deck) Economy and Couchii cabins are on the lower deck. The main deck will have 383 Economy Class seats, which inclu...

Re: First ANA A380 rolls out of the paintshop

So I assume a paint job is included in the purchase price yes? Would ANA have had to pay extra because this is a special livery? It all started with a contest. The aircraft's final design was selected from among 2,197 submissions from around the world, which were received by ANA during an open desi...

Re: First ANA A380 rolls out of the paintshop

This A380 will now enter the cabin completion phase followed by ground and flight tests. Source: Aeronews.

Re: First ANA A380 rolls out of the paintshop

5322905 IMO, that is definitely the prettiest A380. The livery definitely hides the 'ugly duckling' nature of the aircraft :lol: She is the first one in a series of 3 in different colours. Each one will have a different Hawaiian name. I hope Airbus can have one to display at the Paris Air Show. it ...

Re: First ANA A380 rolls out of the paintshop

That looks amazing. Part of me also wants to see one in the standard livery, that would look good too. I want to go there and get some pictures. No idea if they will be testing in Toulouse or in Germany. What do you think? Where is the best chance I can see it and get pictures? No idea when they wi...

November 2019 G20 Leaders Summit Plane Spotting Buenos Aires EZEIZA Airport

Hello A.netters This year's G20 Leaders Summit will take place in Buenos Aires 30 October and 1 November. All the big wigs will be there to attend the summit. Air Force One will take US President Donald Trump to the Summit, along with the usual accompanying aircraft and helicopters. Vladimir Putin w...

Re: Trump to oppose Boeing-Iran deal

I oppose Trump's decision not to let Boeing sell new civilian passenger transport aircraft to Iran. This is plain wrong. Iran badly needs new civilian passenger transport aircraft. Long haul and medium haul, all distances. Mr. MAGA could MAGA even more by allowing the sales. Boeing aircraft are buil...

Re: Aseman Airlines plane crash in Iran

Tasnim From Persian The latest news from the plane crash of Tehran Yasuj Rescuers arrive at bodies / 30 bodies found; 15 bodies detectable / difficult conditions were transferred to bodies / pieces of aircraft at a radius of several kilometers. 17: 08 | The head of the Hellenic Relief Rescue teams s...

Re: Aseman Airlines plane crash in Iran

According to planespotters.net, the plane in question had been in storage for 6 years between 2011 and 2017 at Shiraz airport. ATR 42/72 EP-ATS 391 Iran Aseman Airlines Serial number 391 Type 72-212 First flight date 26/10/1993 Test registration F-WWED Plane age 24.3 years Engines 2 x PWC PW124B vi...

Re: Plane Spotting at Dubai World Central / Dubai Air Show 2017

The Dubai air show has always been a "business only" show, but you see plenty of obviously non-professional or non-business visitors. While I've always dressed sensibly in a shirt and trousers (but certainly not a business suit), I've often seen guys wandering around in shorts and t-shirt...

Plane Spotting at Dubai World Central / Dubai Air Show 2017

Have any A.netters had any plane spotting experiences at Dubai's new airport, Dubai World Central al Maktoum Airport? The airport is some 70 kms away from the city center. I am not sure if there are any facilities for plane spotters to get pictures. It may not be a spotter friendly airport, or if th...

Re: G-20 Gemany 2017 Special Event Plane Spotting + Photography at Hamburg Airport

From the latest I have heard, it seems that a number of VVIP aircraft, including Air Force One might be sent to Finkenwerder airport due to the lack of space at Hamburg airport and the number of expected aircraft, maybe also for security reasons. Transport aircraft taking the equipment of the delega...

G-20 Gemany 2017 Special Event Plane Spotting + Photography at Hamburg Airport

G-20 Gemany 2017 Plane Spotting at Hamburg Airport The G20 summit under the German Presidency will be held on 7 and 8 July 2017 in Hamburg. The 20 heads of state and government and top-level representatives of international organisations will meet at Hamburg Messe, the city’s exhibition and trade f...

Re: SpaceX - Tests, Launches, Developments

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Just Announced Hundreds of Open Positions Elon Musk's space travel company SpaceX is hiring nearly 500 new employees across a variety of departments and locations. The boost is likely thanks, at least in part, to the successful launch of a reusable Falcon 9 rocket last week. .. He...

Re: "Special Air Mission 28000" Obama's last flight aboad Air Force One (but not called that)

Tried tracking the flight on FR24 to no avail. Must be tight security measures as they are using Air Force One demoted to a different call sign.
Too bad...though I understand they want to keep them all safe.

Re: Goodbye President Obama..........and THANK YOU !!!!

Trying to track President Obama's flight from Andrews AFB to Palm Springs on FR24 to no avail.
Probably because he is using the current Presidential Aircraft aka Air Force One carrying the just retired former President?

Re: Goodbye President Obama..........and THANK YOU !!!!

Goodbye President Obama.
Yourself and your family appear to be genuine nice people.
I hope I will run into you somewhere somehow.

I wish you the very best.
You have done some really good work for a more peaceful world to live in.

Thank you.

Re: IranAir confirms cutting Airbus order, dropping A380s

So would femalePax transiting in Tehran be forced to cover up? Female cabin crew are forced to cover their heads when landing in Tehran. Seen pics of LH flight attendants. Won't be the same hippie sandals and shorts crowd from Europe to say Thailand that might use this option. But then again Mahan ...

Re: Iran Air saying deal signed to order 50 Boeing 737's and 30 Boeing 777's

this is trump's chance to prove that he wants to put america first. Nope....Boeing 1st! They and IR want this deal to be done so Trump will look bad if the US does ban aircraft sales to Iran. I believe Boeing is more interested in selling airplanes than making Trump look bad.[/quote][/quote] That B...

Re: A Tweet from Trump about the new Air Force One: "Cancel order!"

Re: A Tweet from Trump about the new Air Force One: "Cancel order!"

flyingclrs727 wrote:

The VC-25 fleet is young in terms of cycles. They mostly sit in a hanger compared to commercial 747's flown by airlines. Is it really necessary to buy 747's to replace the VC-25 fleet? Why not a 777 or 787?

Re: A Tweet from Trump about the new Air Force One: "Cancel order!"

FFS, stop tweeting already Donnie! Donald Trump should have no say about the new Air Force One.... or does he? He is now 70. He will be 74 in 2020 that is if he completes his first term. He will be 78 in 2024 - the year when the new Air Force One will take to the skies. - if there are no delays. He...

Re: A Tweet from Trump about the new Air Force One: "Cancel order!"

Breaking News: A Tweet from President Elect Trump about the new Air Force One: "Cancel order!" Donald J. Trump – Verified account ‏@realDonaldTrump Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order! 5:5...

Re: Airbus schedules A350-1000 first flight for 24 November