After an intensive evaluation process, Dubai based Emirates Airline has signed a firm contract for 81 Airbus wide-body aircraft (50 Airbus A350XWB 900 plus 20 -1000, and 11 additional A380s) in an agreement which could eventually rise to 131 aircraft.
Singapore Airlines is the first customer for A380 Flight Hour Services, a new Airbus support package designed to provide airlines with enhanced maintenance and logistics support for spare parts and services for their A380s.
The Airbus A380 will continue its world tour with a visit to Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport – in Quebec (Canada), on 12th November 2007.
Der erste Airbus A380 wird heute seinen Linienbetrieb aufnehmen: Das größte und modernste Flugzeug der Welt wird von der Singapore Airlines für den Flug SQ380 nach Sydney eingesetzt. Aufgrund der strengen Produkthaftungs-, Wartungs- und Sicherheitsvorschriften in der Luftfahrt muss Airbus umfangreiche Produktliteratur in Form verschiedenster technischer Handbücher mitliefern.
Airbus has officially handed over the first A380 to Singapore Airlines in a ceremony held at its Delivery Centre Toulouse, France in the presence of over 500 guests.
Mit einer feierlichen Zeremonie und 500 geladenen Gästen hat Airbus heute in Toulouse die erste A380 offiziell an Singapore Airlines übergeben. Chew Choon Seng, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) von Singapore Airlines, nahm das Flugzeug von Airbus President und Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders in Anwesenheit von Rolls-Royce Chief Executive Officer Sir John Rose entgegen.
In line with the previous announcements, Airbus will celebrate the first A380-Megaliner-handover to first customer Singapore Airlines on Monday, 15th October, with a dedicated delivery ceremony from 10.00 to 11.30 am CET (Central European Time).
Airbus wird am kommenden Montag, den 15. Oktober, wie angekündigt im Rahmen einer feierlichen Zeremonie den ersten A380-Megaliner an den Erstkunden Singapore Airlines übergeben.
Grupo Marsans, the largest tourism and transport group in Spain, has signed today a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for the purchase of 61 Airbus aircraft including ten A350-900s, four A380s, five A330-200s and 42 A320 Family aircraft (of which 12 A319s, 25 A320s and five A321s).
Pratt & Whitney has selected Volvo Aero to design and develop a new, lightweight turbine exhaust case (TEC) for the Engine Alliance GP7000 engine for Airbus’ new A380 jumbo jet. The agreement also anticipates that Volvo Aero will assume responsibility for manufacturing and product support for the TEC during the engine’s lifetime.
