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Post by FabienA380 on Oct 28, 2014 21:33:32 GMT 1
| Convoy | 2015 #2, January 16 - 20 | | Test registration | F-WWSV | | Registration | A6-EOP | | TLS roll out | April 17, 2015 | | First flight | May 12, 2015 (#x to fly) (AIB01SV) | | TLS-XFW | May 12, 2015 (AIB01SV) | | XFW roll out | August 31, 2015 | | CFF | September 18, 2015 (AIB200B) | | Flight Test | October 5, 2015 (AIB200C) | | Flight Test | October 15, 2015 (AIB200D) | | Flight Test | October 19, 2015 (AIB200E) | | CAF | October 19, 2015 (AIB200F) | | CAF | October 20, 2015 (AIB200G) | | Flight Test | October 22, 2015 (AIB200H) | | Flight Test | October 22, 2015 (AIB200I) | | Flight Test | October 29, 2015 (AIB200J) | | Delivered | November 4, 2015 | | Delivery flight | November 4, 2015 (#174 delivered) - UAE7380 XFW-DXB |
2 pictures from Olivier Cabaret from Centre Fuselage in Saint-Nazaire: 
Airbus A380-800 MSN 200 (68th for Emirates - A6-EOP) by Olivier CABARET, on Flickr 
Airbus A380-800 MSN 200 (68th for Emirates - A6-EOP) by Olivier CABARET, on Flickr |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Oct 28, 2014 23:33:59 GMT 1
Thank you, Olivier !
Have we ever seen pictures of a frame so long before convoy ? Judging from the frame number, she shouldn't head to TLS earlier than Q2 2015 ... Unless Airbus does not build this frame in sequence at all. Anyhow, good news for our guessing games !
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Oct 28, 2014 23:36:45 GMT 1
That's about right, the pre-assembly lead time is about one year.
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Oct 28, 2014 23:39:12 GMT 1
That's about right, the pre-assembly lead time is about one year. I just changed this estimate to Q2 2015, to allow for some variation. |
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Post by peter on Oct 29, 2014 13:26:39 GMT 1
>> Pure guesswork here!!! <<
? First of the last order for 50 with new negotiated delivery slots ?
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Oct 29, 2014 13:31:57 GMT 1
That would be number 91, MSN200 is 'only' number 68.
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Post by behappy on Oct 29, 2014 13:39:56 GMT 1
There is no chance and there is no point in having 12 EK convoys in sequence from MSN 200 to MSN211. That is why it is evident that this one will be slightly out of sequence. We are currently getting roughly 50 per cent EK frames convoyed, and a convoy roughly every 12 days. then 10 convoys*12 days/30days/month = 4 months from now =end of February. Looks completely normal to me.
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Post by peter on Oct 29, 2014 13:44:16 GMT 1
That would be number 91, MSN200 is 'only' number 68. Not quite what I meant. Perhaps they want "number 91" way before "number 68". Why?? Don't know, maybe different specs, price, interior..... |
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Oct 29, 2014 14:32:28 GMT 1
I believe MSN200 is just where it belongs. Only four EK A380s will be shipped to TLS before MSN200: MSN 186, 187, 188 and 190. There is no chance and there is no point in having 12 EK convoys in sequence from MSN 200 to MSN211. That is why it is evident that this one will be slightly out of sequence. We are currently getting roughly 50 per cent EK frames convoyed, and a convoy roughly every 12 days. then 10 convoys*12 days/30days/month = 4 months from now =end of February. Looks completely normal to me. It is indeed possible that MSN200 will be shipped before MSN 197 (QR) or 198/199 (EY). As we have seen many times before Airbus does build MSN's out of sequence. |
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Post by XWB on Jan 21, 2015 22:46:41 GMT 1
Confirmed on Convoy #2 2015.
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