Etihads A380 delivery and Schedule
Jun 1, 2015, 2:15 am
#64
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She's landed at SYD. EY reporting the service is daily? http://www.etihad.com/en-us/about-us...ces-to-sydney/
Jun 1, 2015, 5:40 am
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Yes, but they have made it sound like it's daily from now
The new daily A380 service, together with an upgrade to a B777-300ER from the current A340-600 for the airline’s other four weekly flights, will increase the total number of two-way seats on the route by 30 per cent to 9,568 seats per week.
Regardless, I just past her. She's sooo pretty!
The new daily A380 service, together with an upgrade to a B777-300ER from the current A340-600 for the airline’s other four weekly flights, will increase the total number of two-way seats on the route by 30 per cent to 9,568 seats per week.
Regardless, I just past her. She's sooo pretty!
Jun 1, 2015, 5:51 pm
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Here she is https://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?rb=1&short=tX2STs
She received a water cannon salute to welcome her down under.
She received a water cannon salute to welcome her down under.
Jun 1, 2015, 6:33 pm
#68
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Here she is https://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?rb=1&short=tX2STs
She received a water cannon salute to welcome her down under.
She received a water cannon salute to welcome her down under.
Shame the inaugural was in winter 
Jun 2, 2015, 1:11 am
#69
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Hi all,
Thanks so much for your involvement and excitement for our new A380. We are just as excited!
Just to clear up any confusion: Until July 25, our A380 will increase its service gradually, and will fly daily from that day onward.
Hope this helps!
Who has seen us arriving in Sydney?
*JP
Thanks so much for your involvement and excitement for our new A380. We are just as excited!
Just to clear up any confusion: Until July 25, our A380 will increase its service gradually, and will fly daily from that day onward.
Hope this helps!
Who has seen us arriving in Sydney?
*JP
Jun 5, 2015, 10:22 am
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It would be a brave airline that scheduled a brand new aircraft to go into service immediately upon receipt (the date of delivery can, and often does, change) and it would be very disruptive to substitute a completely different aircraft type into the planned roster, just because it actually arrived earlier than the scheduled in-service date; different flight-deck crews and cabin crews operate on the different aircraft types. They can't just slot in different aircraft at short notice, unless it is for a very good reason!
Etihad A380 A6-APA operating EY455 Sydney – Abu Dhabi (depart Sydney 1st June) diverted via Mumbai this morning due to a medical issue on board. On arrival at Abu Dhabi the aircraft operated training circuits as EY9112 – EY9119.
Jun 5, 2015, 4:16 pm
#74
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Our A380 to JFK will start flying on the 1st of December 2015 on EY103.
EY101 will be ETIHAD service ON JET AIRWAYS CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT.
Hope this helps.
Thanks *HE
Jun 5, 2015, 11:32 pm
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