A380 Delays

[Oliver Gigacz]

There have been some more A380 delays. This time mainly in Toulouse in the Final Assembly line with MSN041 (Lufthansa) and MSN030 (Emirates) and it looks like there could be more delays with other MSNs.

http://a380production.com/2009/10/38de/

[Mike W]

Maybe, maybe not :p

I suspect though, relating to these, Airbus still hasn't their assembly process down pat yet.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/27/334020/gigantic-problems-ultra-large-airliners.html

Here's a small extract from the article

A380 production - according to one customer - is still suffering "niggling delays", and Airbus aims to deliver 13 this year - one more than in 2008. The airframer handed over just six A380s during the first nine months of 2009, so must ship seven in the last three months to achieve its target - including the first two aircraft to Air France.