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Post by a380fanclub on Oct 20, 2015 17:08:12 GMT 1
Would be nice if she will do EY17 on Oct 30, as I am on that one.
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Post by addasih on Oct 20, 2015 17:48:21 GMT 1
There was the twit posted by a380fanclub..... though there is ETD9013 out of XFW, assumed to be MSN191 but I haven't found any evidence 100%, could it be an A32x?.... (though skyliner doesn't list any A32x for Etihad delivered today....) It is the correct frame if you check the compare the hex codes of it and the one here www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/a6-ape/I saw a380fanclub posting which referring to the tweet from EA but not sure if we consider that as official handover. Usually I wait for Airbus updated Order and Delivery sheet and then I update the "Delivered field". We can keep it and then compare it with the sheet when it is updated at the beginning of Nov.
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Post by philidor on Oct 20, 2015 19:18:23 GMT 1
Are we sure that official handover was yesterday? I am sure Engine Alliance is a very well-informed source.
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Post by addasih on Oct 20, 2015 19:27:05 GMT 1
I didn't mean that philidor. I just meant maybe the official handover was a day before the EA tweet but the tweet only came the next day. Anyway, it is not a big deal, we will know when Airbus O&D is updated in Nov.
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Post by a380fanclub on Oct 25, 2015 6:01:36 GMT 1
APE is on her first service as EY 19 to London this October 25.
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Post by addasih on Nov 6, 2015 19:33:40 GMT 1
Delivery date confirmed as October 19 per Airbus O&D sheet
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Post by a380fanclub on May 5, 2016 18:17:14 GMT 1
So Etihad's reliability record has gone out of the window. A380 APE had a tech issue at Heathrow on May 5, resulting in cancellation of EY12. APA had a delayed flight from Sydney on May 4, but EYsource is not sure if it was technical.
APE returned to Abu Dhabi on May 6 as EY12A.
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Post by a380fanclub on May 12, 2016 14:17:11 GMT 1
Not again: exactely a week after her tech issue at Heathrow APE hit trouble again on May 12. On the same 9.35 am flight EY12, which was cancelled. Etihad confirmed a tech issue to me and said pax were rebooked to other flights. Surprisingly, EY12 unexpectedly departed at 8.17 pm.
An Emirates pilot said to me on Twitter he saw APE land with all gear doors fully open, indicating also those were open that should have been closed during landing.
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Post by a380fanclub on May 18, 2016 16:39:11 GMT 1
APE is still out of service since her return from London on May 12. She was spotted outside maintenance on the 15th. It seems her issues on May 5 and 12 are a bit more serious.
Update: she returned to service on May 19 as EY19.
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Post by a380fanclub on Jun 1, 2016 22:24:04 GMT 1
APE did the first A380 service to Melbourne on June 1.
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