Lets have some nice pictures to start the week.
Airbus has rolled out the first fully painted Thai Airways International A380 out of the paint shop, and she is looking “mighty fine” as some would say.
Images – Airbus S.A.R.L.
For those of you watching Thai’s A380’s like a hawk for redemptions, the works news is good with painitng of the plane and installation of cabin facilities now completed, with the remaining work being ground and flight tests
And there’s a lot of testing to do, from lighting, galleys, seats, IFE – the works. For Airbus, this is a 3 month campaign as they aim to deliver the A380 to Thai during the 3rd Quarter of 2012.>
Lucky has news that the Thai A380’s will be running to Paris in February 2013, whilst Airline Routes note a “regional service” with their new A380’s before taking the birds further afield.
Bangkok – Hong Kong
TG600 DEPART BKK 08:00 ARRIVE HKG 11:45 TG601 DEPART HKG 13:25 ARRIVE BKK 15:10 Operates 28/10/12 to 14/12/12 Operates Daily, Airbus A380 (subject to change)
Bangkok – Singapore
TG409 DEPART BKK 16:50 ARRIVE SIN 20:10 TG410 DEPART SIN 21:50 ARRIVE BKK 23:10 Operates 28/10/12 to 14/12/12 Operates Daily, Airbus A380 (subject to change)
Bangkok – Frankfurt
TG920 DEPART BKK 23:40 – ARRIVE FRA 05:30+1 TG921 DEPART FRA 14:10 – ARRIVE BKK 06:20+1 Operates from 15/12/12 Operates Daily, Airbus A380 (subject to change)
Bangkok – Tokyo Narita
TG676 DEPART BKK 08:00 ARRIVE NRT 15:50 TG677 DEPART NRT 17:30 ARRIVE BKK 22:30 Operates from 16/01/13 Operates Daily, Airbus A380 (subject to change)
Bangkok – Paris CDG
TG930 DEPART BKK 00:10 ARRIVE CDG 06:50 TG931 DEPART CDG 13:30 ARRIVE BKK 06:30+1 Operates from 16/02/13 Operates Daily, Airbus A380 (subject to change)
It’s not most aggressive programme per say, but it’ll be a challenge as the A380’s do represent one hell of a learning experience for airlines adopting it.