Source: Aviationweek
Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 today in handover ceremonies at the Airbus factory in Hamburg, Germany.
Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 today in handover ceremonies at the Airbus factory in Hamburg, Germany.
Air France is the first European airline to get the aircraft and will be the first to introduce it in transatlantic service from Europe, although Emirates has operated the aircraft on the Dubai-New York route.
Air France will operate the aircraft – of which it has 12 on firm order – in a 538-seat, three-class layout. That configuration is the highest density arrangement of all current A380 operators including Qantas, Emirates and Singapore Airlines.
The aircraft will enter revenue service in mid-November on the Paris-New York route where it will replace two aircraft, an A340 and a Boeing 777.
