Air France A380 Flies…Again
Last Friday in Hamburg, Air France’s first freshly painted A380
(MSN033) took to the skies for a five-hour cabin test flight. The
aircraft lifted off without the new Premium Voyageur economy class
aboard which will be first introduced in October aboard the airline’s 777 fleet.
The Wall Street Journal detailed the spat between Airbus and Air France on the A380 cabin modifications. Air France should take delivery of F-HPJA in late October, with two more expected to follow before the end of the year (MSN040 &
043).
G650 Rollout
Tomorrow morning, I’ll be hopping a quick flight down to Savannah, Georgia for Gulfstream’s roll-out of the new large-cabin G650. It feels like just yesterday that Gulfstrean announced the program. How quickly they grow up. Word on the street is that the aircraft has already has first engine start. Perhaps Gulfstream has a treat for us tomorrow with a surprise first flight too? I’ll be tweeting live all morning tomorrow.
WAEA
Starting early next week, I’ll be heading west for a week of In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity at the World Airline Entertainment Association conference in lovely Palm Springs. Mary Kirby (Runway Girl) and I will have the show covered wall to wall bringing you the latest innovations on what we may see in the cabin of the not-so-distant future.
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