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Singapore Airlines, the delivery of the first A-380 plane next Monday
Toulouse, France - Great wait for the maiden flight forecasted for Thursday October 25
(WAPA) - The first Airbus A-380 airplane will be delivered on Monday October 15 to Singapore Airlines in the Toulouse central division. The Asian carrier has opted for a 471-seat configuration for all 3 classes: economy, business and the new "Singapore Airlines suites", a new class more luxurious than the business.
The plane will go to Singapore next Wednesday, and it will enter service on October 25, 2007 with a flight between Singapore and Sydney. Singapore Airlines A-380 aircraft will be powered with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine, like other 8 carriers out of 11 clients of the new airplane made by Airbus.
Among the airlines which have already ordered the new A-380, there are some European: Air France (equipped with Engine Alliance GP-7200 turbofan engine), British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa (all with Rolls-Royce engines).
For more details see AVIONEWS 1 and 2. (Avionews)
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Direttore Clara Moschini