Air France A380 handover
Published: 30/10/2009 - Filed under: News »
Air France will take delivery of its first A380 superjumbo today, and the handover event in Hamburg is being streamed live on the Airbus website.
Air France will be the fourth carrier to operate the A380 after Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Qantas, and the first European airline to take delivery of the superjumbo. The inaugural charity flight will take place on November 20 between Paris and New York, before the plane goes into scheduled service on the same route on November 23.
Airbus is streaming live coverage of the handover event from 1000 GMT, with the take-off from hamburg expected to follow at 1330 GMT. Air France has also posted several videos regarding the A380 on its website, including an interview with Pierre Henri Gourgeon, CEO of the Air France KLM group.
For information visit airbus.com, airfrance.co.uk, and for more information on Air France’s A380, click here.
Report by Mark Caswell
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BusinessTraveller - 30/10/2009 10:38
Air France CEO Pierre Henri Gourgeon says the carrier is proud to be the first European airline to operate the A380, and the first to operate transatlantic flights between Europe and the US with the superjumbo.
BusinessTraveller - 30/10/2009 10:42
Airbus CEO Tom Enders, and Air France CEO Pierre Henri Gourgeon are being shown around the interior of the new A380.
BusinessTraveller - 30/10/2009 10:52
All three cabins (first, business and economy) have self-service bars.
BusinessTraveller - 30/10/2009 11:05
At the front of the upper deck (business class section) there is a "gallery" with digital screens showing art exhibitions which will change every two months, and seating for premium passengers to relax.
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