First Qantas A380 on its way!

[KeithMEL]

Finally!

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-23349,00.html

IT is two years late. It resulted in compensation to Qantas of more than $200 million, upset the airline's fleet plans and handed an arch-rival a bigger than expected competitive advantage.

But it will be all smiles today as Qantas finally takes delivery of its first flagship Airbus A380 in the European plane maker's home town of Toulouse.

The giant plane is due to take off just before midnight tonight, Toulouse time, and will fly via Singapore to land in Sydney about 9am (AEST) on Sunday.

The plane is due to enter commercial service on the Melbourne-Los Angeles route on October 20, with Sydney-Los Angeles following four days later.

[matt_will_fix_it]

interesting that the SKF took 2 days to enter service, but it takes Qantas a month... but I guess SQ did take a while after the delivery of its first A380.

[Nick C]

VH-OQA operating as QF6008 TLS-SIN ETA 1905 UTC+8

[Kyo]

Thanks for the ETA, Nick C. Will be sure to look overhead at 7pm tonight-ish.

[Nick C]

First A380 for Qantas. Arriving as QF6008 from TLS via SIN.

[SQ LPP]

First A380 for Qantas. Arriving as QF6008 from TLS via SIN.

Nice picture! Where did you take this picture?

[willio773]

I know they are doing crew training runs to ADL but apart from this, what's next for the A380??

[Nick C]

Nice picture! Where did you take this picture?

Under 16R approach

http://www.samchuiphotos.com/MAPSYD.jpg -> It's point #1 on this map.

[soak01]

Video coverage of her arrival at SYD is available on the news.com.au website.

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

[soak01]

I know they are doing crew training runs to ADL but apart from this, what's next for the A380??

In addition to ADL I think QF are also planning crew training/publicity flights to PER and AKL before starting flights from MEL and SYD to LAX and LHR. According to the QF Implementation schedule proposed flights are:

Melbourne Los Angeles QF93, 94 On selected flights from 20 October 2008 - Service departs Monday from 20 October
- Service departs Monday and Wednesday from 12 November

Sydney Los Angeles QF11, 12 On selected flights from 24 October 2008 - Service departs Friday from 24 October
- Service departs Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from 12 November

Sydney Singapore QF31, 32 On selected flights from 16 January 2009 - Service departs Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 16 January

Sydney London QF31, 32 On selected flights from 16 January 2009
- Service departs Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 16 January

Singapore London QF31, 32 On selected flights from 16 January 2009 - Service departs Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 16 January

Further details at http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/A380/schedule

[phaleesy]

Nice picture! Where did you take this picture?

Same question!

[Nick C]

This was also in SYD this morning.

[phaleesy]

This was also in SYD this morning.

Nice! Do you mind telling us what equipment you were using?

[Nick C]

Nice! Do you mind telling us what equipment you were using?

A beat up Canon 1DMk2 and a 70-200

Thinking of downgrading to a 50D & a 5Dmk2

[willio773]

Does any one know what time it will depart from ADL?? And arrival time in Melb???