5th and 6th A380s for Qantas Delayed - Page 3

Oliver Gigacz · #21 25th November 2009, 11:13 PM

You can see in the link below Qantas's 7th A380 (MSN047) in yellow storage primer and minus engines.

http://a380production.com/2009/11/61sc/

Oliver Gigacz · #22 28th November 2009, 10:46 AM

MSN027 (5th A380) has arrived in Toulouse for final checks prior to delivery in December.

http://a380production.com/2009/11/27a/

Dennis McLean · #23 28th November 2009, 12:57 PM

I am reliably informed that OQE and OQF will be delivered before the end of December.

Andrew M · #24 28th November 2009, 02:05 PM

Hopefully!

Does anyone know why QF11 loses the A380 on Tuesdays from Mid December??

It reverts back to a 747-400 and I am flying QF11 in late Jan which WAS scheduled to be a A380

Philip Argy · #25 28th November 2009, 05:37 PM

I don't know where the IFE is fitted but if the delay is so the J class IFE can be fixed it's a very good move. For background read about my unsatisfactory experiences in my Geneva trip report: http://yssyforum.net/board/showpost....9&postcount=21

Mike W · #26 1st December 2009, 11:28 AM

More 380s delayed (at the request of Airbus)

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...of-airbus.html

Quote:

Malaysia Airlines says the delivery of its Airbus A380s has been delayed at the airframer's request.

"We had been informed that the A380s, with the delivery date of January 2011 will commence in August 2011 instead," says CEO and managing director Azmil Zahruddin.

He adds: "We have never requested for the A380s to be delayed, all delays have been at Airbus' request."

The carrier has six A380s on order.

Andrew M · #27 5th December 2009, 09:29 AM

According to http://a380production.com/ number 5 is in final testing for delivery in the next few weeks and number 6 shortly after.

Anthony J · #28 5th December 2009, 09:34 AM

OQE on the 18th and OQF on about the 28th.

Andrew M · #29 5th December 2009, 09:45 AM

I was hoping my vague dates would being some more exact dates out of the woodwork

Daily QF11 SYD-LAX flights with one of the planes I recall reading
Daily SYD-LHR flights
Addition of a Friday flight for MEL-LAX

I still want to know why my QF11 SYD-LAX on a tuesday flight is saying a 747-400

Anthony J · #30 5th December 2009, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew M

I still want to know why my QF11 SYD-LAX on a tuesday flight is saying a 747-400

That is because VH-OQE and OQF were planned to be in service by mid-December, however as you can see by my previous post they will not be!
As a result Qantas has reinstated the 747-400 into the schedule as needed.