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New delays in Airbus A-380; deliveries: Airbus Changes Schedule For 2009/2010

By Amarendra Bhushan for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:May 6, 2009

European aircraft maker Airbus has changed its A380 delivery schedule for 2009/2010, due to the current economic and aviation crisis and in meeting specific customer requests for the deferrals.

In a statement Wednesday, Airbus said it expected to deliver 14 of the 18 scheduled Airbus A-380 superjumboes double-decker aircraft in 2009 and more than 20 aircraft in 2010.

The A-380 program is already two years late on its original schedule for programs in wiring installation, but the industry already confirmed its production rhythms. So airlines, that were earlier compensated for the production delays, are now forced to renegotiate new delivery times for the slump in air transport demand.

Airbus confirmed that for 2009 it still expects to deliver about the same number of planes as in 2008, when it handed over 483 aircraft. For future production, rates will depend on airline demand and availability of customer financing, the manufacturer added.

Technical Data – Airbus A-380

Operators

Emirates
Qantas
Singapore Airlines

Orders (total- 200)

Air France- 12
British Airways- 12
China Southern Airlines- 5
Emirates- 58
Etihad Airways- 10
Kingfisher Airlines- 5
International Lease Finance Corporation- 10
Korean Air- 10
Lufthansa- 15
Malaysia Airlines- 6
Qantas- 20
Qatar Airways- 5
Singapore Airlines- 19
Thai Airways- 6
Virgin Atlantic- 6
Prince Al-Walid- 1

Deliveries (total- 14)

Singapore Airlines- 6
Qantas- 3
Emirates- 5

Specifications

Cockpit crew- 2
Length- 73 m (240 ft)
Span- 79.8 m (262 ft)
Height- 24.1 m (79 ft)
Wheelbase- 30.4 m (100 ft)
Cabin width- 6.58 m (21.6 ft) for Main deck
Outside fuselage width- 7.14 m (23.4 ft)
Wing area- 845 m2 (9,100 sq ft)
Wing sweep- 33.5°
Operating empty weight- 276,800 kg (610,000 lb)
Maximum take-off weight- 560,000 kg (1,200,000 lb)
Maximum payload- 90,800 kg (200,000 lb)
Cruising speed- Mach 0.85 (903 km/h, 561 mph, 487 knots)
Maximum cruising speed- Mach 0.89 (945 km/h, 587 mph, 510 knots)
Maximum speed- Mach 0.96 (1020 km/h, 634 mph, 551 knots)
Thrust (4 x)- 311 kN (70,000 lbf)
Engines (4 x)- GP7270 (A380-861), Trent 970/B (A380-841), Trent 972/B (A380-842), GP7277 (A380-863F), Trent 977/B (A380-843F)

A380 models

A380-841
A380-842
A380-843F
A380-861
A380-863F
A380-941

First flight- 27 April 2005
Unit cost- US$317.2-337.5 million

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