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Emirates Airline Airbus A380-861 A6-EDA (msn 011) XFW
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Emirates Airline (Dubai) will bring the Airbus A380 to Saudi Arabia when it inaugurates A380 service to Jeddah on February 1, 2010. The A380 will be operated four times a week.
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Air France Airbus A380-861 F-WWSB (F-HPJA) (msn 033) XFW, originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.Air France (Paris) brought the new Airbus A380 to New York (JFK) yesterday (November 20, 2009). Operating as flight AF 380 it carried 380 winning bidders on the auction flight. The proceeds will go to humanitarian projects. Regular CDG-JFK service commences on November 23.
Here is the official AF press release:
This morning (November 20), at 11:39 am, Air France’s A380 took off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, operating flight AF 380, the first transatlantic flight between Europe and the United States by A380. Among the passengers were the 380 winning bidders for seats on the inaugural Paris-New York – Paris flights. This auction raised proceeds of 300,000 euros which will finance five different humanitarian projects by charities chosen by the Air France Foundation.
The aircraft, registration F-GHJA, landed at New York-Kennedy airport at 1:20 local time, 7:20 Paris time.
The proceeds of this auction of seats on the two inaugural Paris-New York-Paris flights finally reached 300,000 euros, more than expected. The amount will thus finance 5 humanitarian projects for children in need instead of the three initially planned.
The benefits of the auction for the inaugural Paris-New York-Paris flights will go to several projects in aid of humanitarian associations for children in need all over the world. The Air France Foundation supports these projects.
Starting on Monday November 23, the A380 will operate daily scheduled flights:
From Paris, Air France will operate the A380 on its Johannesburg route as from February 3, 2010 and will therefore be the first airline to operate the A380 to Africa.
www.euronews.net/2009/11/21/first-transatlantic-flight-for-superjumbo-jet/
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NYC Aviation (Phil Derner) was also there to record the event:
http://nycaviation.com/2009/11/20/air-france-a380-completes-first-flight/
Air France (Paris) as planned took delivery of its first Airbus A380 yesterday (October 30). A380-861 F-HPJA (msn 033, ex F-WWSB) was accepted by the flag carrier.
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www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/pressreleases/pressreleases_items/
09_10_30_a380_delivery_airfrance.html
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Armavia (Yerevan) added Bahrain as a new destination on October 26, 2009.
Meanwhile in other news, the delivery of the first SuperJet 100 has been delayed by “several months” according to published reports.
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QANTAS Airways’ (Sydney) normal sterling reputation took another hit again when some of its London-bound QF 31 passengers where stranded for 26 hours in Sydney after two Airbus A380s had mechanical problems. Critics have stated that outsourcing of maintenance for the past 18 months has hurt the company’s reputation and led to several well-documented incidents.
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www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6872263.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093
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Air France (Paris) is planning to bring its first Airbus A380 to Paris (Orly) on November 11 at 1700 local time for airport familiarization (as an alternate airport). AF is due to take delivery of F-HPJA (msn 033) on October 30 and the new type will go into revenue service on November 23 between Paris (CDG) and New York (JFK).
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British Airways (London) tomorrow (September 29) will launch new Airbus A318 business class service (with 32 seats) from downtown City Airport in London to New York (JFK) via Shannon. Passengers will clear U.S. Customs at Shannon while the airliner is being refueled.
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www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/28/ba-business-class-new-york
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Air France (Paris) will take delivery of its first Airbus A380-861 (F-HPJA, msn 033, ex F-WWSB) in a ceremony at Hamburg (Finkenwerder) on October 30. The new type is due to be introduced on the Paris (CDG)-New York (JFK) route on November 23, 2009.
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Jazeera Airways (Kuwait City) in July became the largest operator in Kuwait surpassing state airline Kuwait Airways.
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East Star Air (Wuhan) has lost its effort to restructure its debt and resume operations. The Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court rejected the restructuring plan backed by ChinaEquity on August 27, 2009. The court declared the ChinaEquity funding proposal was too vague and unspecified. China’s fourth private airline suspended operations previously on ย March 15, 2009.
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