A380 Movements - Australia

[Justin L]

A380 to visit Adelaide on September 27 for only 25 minutes, then October 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16 and 17, with some of those dates having two visits a day.

I'll be in Adelaide on October 4 and 5, so if anyone has further information of the A380's arrival/departure times on those dates it would be much appreciated.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...006301,00.html

Super jumbo's first Adelaide pit stop
Article from: The Advertiser

September 18, 2008 12:30am

THE world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, will make its first visit to Adelaide next week – staying long enough to cool its brakes.
The first Qantas A380 is expected to arrive in Sydney on Sunday morning and land at Adelaide Airport on Saturday, September 27. The giant airliner is due to land at 12.15pm that day, park on the tarmac while its brakes cool and pilots re-set its flight computer, and depart shortly after at 12.40pm.

The Qantas A380 is listed to make a further 14 flights through Adelaide Airport after that – all as part of crew training flights before the plane goes into service later in October.

Its landing and take-off can be viewed from inside the main passenger terminal.

Photographers can get a good view from the observation area at the western end of the main runway, by Tapleys Hill Rd.

The A380 is due back in Adelaide on October 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16 and 17, some of those dates having two visits a day.

Neither Qantas or Singapore Airlines – which was the first to bring the A380 into service – have plans for regular services to Adelaide, the super jumbo being significantly larger than the Boeing 747.

Thankyou for those Dates

[steve k]

Originally Posted by Lukas M

Thankyou for those Dates

and on sun 28th ive heard

[James Smith]

Is it coming from Sydney and returning to Sydney or on its way to somewhere else such as Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne (or Kangaroo Island if it's doing short hops )

[Paul C.]

I wish I was still living in Adelaide. But I might go to Melbourne next month to see OQA's first service.

[Robert Zweck]

Arriving just as the Grand Final starts to heat up

[Rhys Xanthis]

Any update on a Perth visit?

[Joseph Saragozza.]

dose anybody have any information on the time and dates the A380 will be visiting MEL?
it would be greatly appreciated as i would like to spend the day by the runway and watch her come in.

joseph.

[Dan Collins]

I believe Thursday October 2nd is one opportunity Melbourne spotters will have?

I think there are probably others too tho.

Dan

[Kutay Ceyhan]

hi joseph
it will visit mel on sun 28 sept. it will leave syd at 1110 am arr mel at 1240 , 25 mnts transit on the ground then 1305 take off , followed by another take off at 1500.

K