Emirates has become the second airline to take delivery of the Airbus A380, with the giant airliner entering service on August 1 with a promotional service from Dubai to New York JFK.
Emirates took delivery of its first A380, MSN 011, at Airbus’s Jurgen Thomas A380 Delivery Centre in Hamburg on July 28, from where it flew direct to Dubai . The aircraft was delivered in a configuration of 14 first class, 76 business and 399 economy class seats, and features two first class showers. The aircraft is the first to be powered by Engine Alliance GP7200 engines to enter service, and is the first of 58 the carrier has on firm order.
The A380 then entered revenue service on August 1, carrying 489 passengers on the 12 and a half hour flight to New York ’s JFK airport, marking the first revenue service by an A380 to North America . As more A380s arrive, Emirates intends to use the aircraft on services from Dubai to London from December and Sydney and Auckland from February 2009. This story taken from www.australianaviation.com.au
