Hello,
Does anybody know what's the forseen flight plan for the first flight with passenger tomorrow, would be funny to meet him in flight.
Happy landing,
Oli
A380 monday first flight with passengers - flight plan ?
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Re: A380 monday first flight with passengers - flight plan ?
Just heard it on the radio,first flight with passengers Toulouse-Singapore!737oli wrote:Hello,
Does anybody know what's the forseen flight plan for the first flight with passenger tomorrow, would be funny to meet him in flight.
Happy landing,
Oli
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press release
THE AIRBUS A380 TAKES OFF FROM TOULOUSE ON FIRST PASSENGER FLIGHT
The Airbus A380 took off from Blagnac International Airport in Toulouse at 09:58 am local time this morning with 474 passengers on board for the first in a series of four long flights or “Early Long Flights”. During the flights, the passengers, comprised of Airbus employees and cabin experts, will put the cabin through its paces.
The Early Long Flights are an important step towards the A380’s entry into service. Though not part of the technical certification programme, these flights allow Airbus to assess the cabin environment and systems in flight ahead of final certification ensuring that airlines will benefit from a fully mature aircraft on delivery.
Four Early Long Flights will be performed from Toulouse this week lasting seven hours, ten hours, twelve hours and fifteen hours respectively, with one night flight, to cover all types of flight conditions. The shorter flights are being routed around Spain, France, the UK and Germany. Passengers on the longer flights will be flown further afield – to Norway in the North and as far South as the Canary Islands.
The A380 performing the flights is the third A380 test aircraft MSN002, which has been fitted in Hamburg, Germany, with a complete, standard cabin in a three-class configuration with a total of 474 seats. The flight will be operated as a standard airline service.
Captaining the first Early Long Flight is Frank Chapman, Experimental Test Pilot, flying with Jacques Rosay, Chief Test Pilot and Jacques Drappier, Chief Instructor Pilot. Passengers include 20 to 30 cabin experts from Airbus and equipment manufacturers who will check the cabin systems functioning, including air conditioning, lighting, acoustics, in-flight entertainment (IFE), galleys, electrics, toilets and water waste systems.
Jacques Drappier, Chief Instructor Pilot, is an ex-Sabena-pilot.
THE AIRBUS A380 TAKES OFF FROM TOULOUSE ON FIRST PASSENGER FLIGHT
The Airbus A380 took off from Blagnac International Airport in Toulouse at 09:58 am local time this morning with 474 passengers on board for the first in a series of four long flights or “Early Long Flights”. During the flights, the passengers, comprised of Airbus employees and cabin experts, will put the cabin through its paces.
The Early Long Flights are an important step towards the A380’s entry into service. Though not part of the technical certification programme, these flights allow Airbus to assess the cabin environment and systems in flight ahead of final certification ensuring that airlines will benefit from a fully mature aircraft on delivery.
Four Early Long Flights will be performed from Toulouse this week lasting seven hours, ten hours, twelve hours and fifteen hours respectively, with one night flight, to cover all types of flight conditions. The shorter flights are being routed around Spain, France, the UK and Germany. Passengers on the longer flights will be flown further afield – to Norway in the North and as far South as the Canary Islands.
The A380 performing the flights is the third A380 test aircraft MSN002, which has been fitted in Hamburg, Germany, with a complete, standard cabin in a three-class configuration with a total of 474 seats. The flight will be operated as a standard airline service.
Captaining the first Early Long Flight is Frank Chapman, Experimental Test Pilot, flying with Jacques Rosay, Chief Test Pilot and Jacques Drappier, Chief Instructor Pilot. Passengers include 20 to 30 cabin experts from Airbus and equipment manufacturers who will check the cabin systems functioning, including air conditioning, lighting, acoustics, in-flight entertainment (IFE), galleys, electrics, toilets and water waste systems.
Jacques Drappier, Chief Instructor Pilot, is an ex-Sabena-pilot.
