Qantas Takes Delivery of Second A380
Sydney, 16 December 2008
Qantas took delivery of its second A380 aircraft in Toulouse, France, overnight.
The Executive General Manager of Qantas, Mr John Borghetti, said the aircraft would arrive in Sydney tomorrow morning, 17 December, and begin operating services between Melbourne and Los Angeles and Sydney and Los Angeles from 22 December.
Qantas' third aircraft is scheduled to be delivered on 27 December. Its arrival will allow the airline to commence A380 services between Sydney and London via Singapore on 16 January 2009.
"The first Qantas A380 has been operating up to three services a week between Melbourne, Sydney and Los Angeles since October, and its performance has more than matched our expectations, with customer feedback extremely positive," Mr Borghetti said.
"This second aircraft will allow us to increase frequency to Los Angeles to as many as six return services each week.