Who is number 4 to get the A380?

[Nigel C]

As the title says.....

[phil.l]

Malaysian ?

[Andrew McLaughlin]

It's either Lufthansa or Air France

[Blake Riley]

http://www.planespotters.net/Product...380/index.html

website has the production list for A380 it also says 4th is malaysia airlines

[Daniel K]

this may be a silly question but why do airbus have so many themselves....are they demos or something

[Rhys Xanthis]

Originally Posted by Daniel K

this may be a silly question but why do airbus have so many themselves....are they demos or something

Test bodies.

From my understanding the first 6 or so of a type are manufactured for testing (both on the ground and in the air). Usually each airframe takes a different part of the systems critical to the airplane (loads, stressing of the airframe, hydraulic systems etc).

[Malcolm Parker]

Originally Posted by Daniel K

this may be a silly question but why do airbus have so many themselves....are they demos or something

Etihad...are they supposed to be still taking a few of the test aircraft once configured. Around 2010 I believed was it not or are they destined for somebody else now?

[Daniel K]

ok makes sense thanks

[Brian Wilkes]

Theres been a THAI A380 painted up and the shop for re-wire?

[Ash W]

Originally Posted by Daniel K

this may be a silly question but why do airbus have so many themselves....are they demos or something

They were used in the certification process. Some of them have been sold to airlines, so will be fitted with passenger cabins to the airlines specs. Airbus will keep 2 or 3 of them I beleive.