British Airways has taken delivery of its tenth A380.
The superjumbo, registration LEJ, landed at London Heathrow at 2055 on Tuesday evening.
The airline now has two final A380s on order with Airbus. When they arrive next year, BA will have 12 of the aircraft in its fleet.
BA now flies A380s to Singapore, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington DC.
It configures the aircraft in four classes, with 14 seats in First on the main deck, followed by 44 Club World seats in a 2-4-2 configuration, then 199 World Traveller seats in a 3-4-3 layout.
The upper deck has a further 53 Club World seats in a 2-3-2 layout, followed by 55 World Traveller Plus seats also configured 2-3-2, and then 104 World Traveller seats in a 2-4-2 layout.
Last week, BA has confirmed it plans to offer both short-haul and long-haul connectivity across its fleet (see news, November 7).
To read our British Airways A380 guide, click here.
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Graham Smith
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