THAI's superjumbo undergoes final assembly

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011
THAI's superjumbo undergoes final assembly

Thai Airways International takes delivery of its first aircraft in the third quarter of 2012.

THAI’s superjumbo undergoes final assembly
The assembly of the first A380 for Thai Airways International has now commenced at the Airbus Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. The process of an A380 is made up of several phases. At the first station (depicted here), for example, front, central, and aft fuselages, wings, and the horizontal and vertical tail plane are assembled. Finally, the A380 is prepared for its first flight to the Airbus facilities in Hamburg, where the cabin will be installed and the aircraft painted in the airline’s livery. Thai Airways International takes delivery of its first aircraft in the third quarter of 2012.

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