| Singapore Air To Receive First A380 On Oct 15 |
Singapore Airlines will take delivery of the first Airbus A380, the world's biggest passenger plane, on October 15, the airline said on Thursday.
Singapore Airlines, the world's biggest airline by stock market value, said that it would pick up the superjumbo from Airbus in Toulouse and take it to Singapore to allow crew and ground staff familiarization with the plane before the first flight on October 25.
Singapore, the first to fly the A380 commercially, will take the aircraft to Sydney on its maiden flight, seats for which will be sold in a charity auction on auction web site eBay between August 27 and September 10.
Singapore Airlines have 19 firm orders for A380s and options for an additional six. The plane has a list price of USD$300 million but airlines are usually given deep discounts.
An all-economy class A380 could seat 853 passengers, or 555 people in a three-class configuration, however, Singapore Airlines will equip the plane with 471 seats in three classes.
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| Posted on Sunday, August 19 @ 12:00:08 PDT by akzah |
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