A380 First Revenue Flight...

[C]

Singapore Airlines website is carrying a press release stating that their first A380 will be handed over at Changi on 15th October 2007. The first revenue flight (tickets via ebay - really! It's a charity auction) will be on 25th October to Sydney, returning on the 26th.

[chornedsnorkack]

Singapore Air finally published A380 seatmap:

http://img.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/i ... 0/A380.gif

471 seats, including 12 Suites, 60 Business Class seats and 399 Economy seats.

Scheduled services would occur between Singapore and Sydney on Flights 220 and 221, starting 28th October. This replaces a 747-400 which has served the same route with 12 First Class seats, 50 Business Class seats and 313 Economy seats. Before the scheduled services, one unscheduled return trip is arranged on 25-26 October 2007, with tickets sold for charity except about a quarter reserved for VIP guests.

[Wii]

DUDE! It's like a frickin' ship! Too bad I don't live there. Anyone know when the first revenue US flight is?

[Mazza]

i don't know. but to all you Aussies Qantashas orderd 2 -6 A380..... YAY!

[C]

Qantashas

Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service Helicopters And Seaplanes? :-?

[expat]

Reading the feedback of buyers on ebay, it would seem there are a lot of unhappy customers before the flight has even left the ground.

Matt

[Mazza]

Qantashas

Queensland And Northern Territories Air Service Helicopters And Seaplanes? :-?

opps sorry it's ment to be :Qantas has

[chornedsnorkack]

DUDE! It's like a frickin' ship! Too bad I don't live there. Anyone know when the first revenue US flight is?

Don

[Groundbound1]

I think the A380 is is going to be as big a flop for Airbus, as the Edsel was for Ford! While the A380 is capable of landing at most major airports, there are only a small few that it can safely depart from. (loaded anyway)

[C]

While the A380 is capable of landing at most major airports, there are only a small few that it can safely depart from. (loaded anyway)

Care to explain?

[spitfire boy]

I think the A380 is is going to be as big a flop for Airbus, as the Edsel was for Ford! While the A380 is capable of landing at most major airports, there are only a small few that it can safely depart from. (loaded anyway)

This argument has been done to death on almost all aviation forums. I think that the fact that there are any orders at all for the plane proves that it will be a useful asset to airlines.

[Ashar]

The A380 can take off fully loaded in about the same space as a 747 takes up...So yeah...

[DONTREADMYUSERNAME]

An A380 at MTOW needs 18 ft more runway for take off than a MTOW 747, so they can basically operate out of the same places......

[Rifleman]

I thought the worst concerns for the airports was the industry standard 90 minute turnaround for off-loading and re-loading.....that can be lots of people and their belongings to move......... :-/

[C]

I thought the worst concerns for the airports was the industry standard 90 minute turnaround for off-loading and re-loading.....that can be lots of people and their belongings to move......... :-/

Singapore seem happy Sydney will be able to cope with the 90min turnarounds. At Changi it's several hours.