Emirates A380 A6-EDN Enters Dubai Maintenance.
Emirates A380 A6-EDN entered the Dubai maintenance facility late tonight after arriving as EK206 from New York JFK and Milan Malpensa.
British Airways A380 G-XLEE Operates Delayed Los Angeles Rotation.
British Airways A380 G-XLEE operated yesterday’s delayed BA269/BA268 London Heathrow – Los Angeles early this afternoon as BA9606/BA9607.
Emirates A380 A6-EUQ First Flight.
Emirates A380 A6-EUQ made its first flight from Toulouse today wearing test registration F-WWSF and positioned Toulouse – Finkenwerder.
Qatar Airways A380 A7-APB Enters Doha Maintenance.
Qatar Airways A380 A7-APB entered the Doha maintenance facility this morning after arriving as QR875 from Guangzhou.
Qatar Airways A380 A7-APA Returns from Doha Maintenance.
Qatar Airways A380-800 A7-APA, which has been under maintenance at Doha since September 8th, returned to service in the early hours of this morning operating QR9 Doha – London Heathrow.
Emirates A380 A6-EOY Operates Delayed Taipei Service.
Emirates A380 A6-EOY operated this morning’s delayed EK366 Dubai – Taipei this afternoon as EK366D. The flight was held to avoid forecast weather at Taipei.
British Airways A380 G-XLEH Enters Singapore Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEH entered the Singapore maintenance facility this evening after arriving as BA11 from London Heathrow.
British Airways A380 G-XLEG Returns from Singapore Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEG, which has been under maintenance at Singapore since 5th September, returned to service late tonight operating BA12 Singapore – London Heathrow.
Emirates A380 A6-EEU Dubai World Central Training Mission.
Emirates A380 A6-EEU operated a Dubai – Dubai training circuit as EK2551 this morning making several approaches at Dubai World Central.
Emirates A380 A6-EUC Operates Amman Rotation.
Emirates A380 A6-EUC operated the EK901/EK902 Dubai – Amman rotation today as a one-off operation to mark 30 years of Emirates service to Amman. This was the first A380 visit to Jordan.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQC QF94 Brisbane Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQC operating QF94 Los Angeles – Melbourne (depart Los Angeles 24th September) diverted via Brisbane for fuel this morning.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Operates BA12 Without Running Water.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operated tonight’s BA12 Singapore – London Heathrow with a two and a half hour delay due to problems with the water system. No running water was available and the aircraft was stocked with bottled water and hand sanitising wipes.
Emirates A380 A6-EDI Operates Jeddah Extra.
Emirates A380 A6-EDI operated an additional Dubai – Jeddah rotation this morning as EK2801/EK2802.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQL Returns from Dubai.
Following the technical issue it encountered yesterday, AIrbus A380-842 MSN074, QANTAS VH-OQL, departed Dubai early this morning operating the delayed QF10 Dubai – Melbourne sector. Yesterday’s QF10 London Heathrow – Dubai had been cancelled.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQL Dubai Cancellation.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQL arrived into Dubai in the early hours of this morning as QF1 from Sydney, however the onward service to London Heathrow was cancelled, which appears to be due to a technical issue. As a result QF10 London Heathrow – Dubai was also cancelled.
Emirates A380 A6-EET Operates Jeddah Extra.
Emirates A380 A6-EET operated an additional Dubai – Jeddah rotation this morning as EK2821/EK2822.
Emirates A380 A6-EOB Operates Jeddah Extra.
Emirates A380 A6-EOB operated an additional Dubai – Jeddah rotation this morning as EK2817/EK2818.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQC QF8 Brisbane Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQC operating QF8 Dallas-Fort Worth – Sydney (depart Dallas-Fort Worth 16th September) diverted via Brisbane for fuel this morning.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Returns from Washington.
Following the technical issue it encountered on 15th September, British Airways A380 G-XLEC positioned Washington – London Heathrow early this morning as BA9170.
Emirates A380 A6-EDM Returns from Dubai Maintenance.
Emirates A380 A6-EDM, which has been under maintenance at Dubai since 28th July, returned to service this afternoon operating EK57 Dubai – Dusseldorf.
British Airways A380 G-XLEJ Operates Delayed Johannesburg Service.
British Airways A380 G-XLEJ operated last night’s delayed BA55 London Heathrow – Johannesburg this morning as BA55D.
Emirates A380 A6-EEW Operates Jeddah Extra.
Emirates A380 A6-EEW operated an additional Dubai – Jeddah rotation this morning as EK2813/EK2814.
Emirates A380 A6-EOD Enters Dubai Maintenance.
Emirates A380 A6-EOD entered the Dubai maintenance facility this evening after arriving as EK226 from San Francisco.
Emirates A380 A6-EDW Operates Jeddah Extra.
Airbus A380-861 MSN103, Emirates A6-EDW, operated an additional Dubai – Jeddah rotation this morning as EK2837/EK2838.
Qatar Airways A380 A7-APE Operates A380 Sydney Inaugural.
Qatar Airways switched operation of the QR908/QR909 Doha – Sydney rotation from Boeing 777-300ER to A380 operation today with A7-APE operating today’s service. This was the first Qatar Airways A380 to Australia.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC Washington Technical Issue.
British Airways A380 G-XLEC operated BA217 London Heathrow – Washingon this morning, however the return BA216 was cancelled after boarding due to a technical issue.
Emirates A380 A6-EUP First Flight.
Emirates A380 A6-EUP made its first flight from Toulouse today wearing test registration F-WWSC.
Emirates A380 A6-EDZ Dubai World Central Training Mission.
Emirates A380 A6-EDZ operated a Dubai – Dubai training circuit as EK2551 this morning making several approaches at Dubai World Central.
Emirates A380 A6-EDB Returns from Dubai Maintenance.
Airbus A380-861 MSN013, Emirates A6-EDB,, which has been under maintenance at Dubai since 27th July, returned to service this morning operating EK406 Dubai – Melbourne – Auckland.
Emirates A380 A6-EDB Operates Dubai Test Flight.
Airbus A380-861 MSN013, Emirates A6-EDB,, > which has been under maintenance at Dubai since 27th July, undertook a Dubai – Dubai test flight late this morning as EK2551.
Emirates A380 A6-EDC Enters Dubai Maintenance.
Emirates A380 A6-EDC entered the Dubai maintenance facility this morning after arriving as EK802 from Jeddah.
Emirates A380 A6-EOW Continues from Singapore.
Following the technical issue it encountered yesterday, Emirates A380 A6-EOW departed Singapore this afternoon operating yesterday’s delayed EK404 Singapore – Melbourne sector as EK404D. The aircraft will operate today’s EK405 Melbourne – Singapore – Dubai in the early hours of tomorrow morning as EK405D.
Emirates A380 A6-EUC Enters Service.
Emirates A380 A6-EUC entered service this morning operating EK1 Dubai – London Heathrow. The aircraft is confirmed as being in 12F/76J/429Y configuration without the main deck crew rest area.
Emirates A380 A6-EOW EK404 Singapore Technical Issue.
Emirates A380 A6-EOW arrived into Singapore as EK404 from Dubai this evening, however the onward service to Melbourne has been delayed overnight due to a technical issue.
Emirates A380 A6-EUC Delivered.
Emirates A380 A6-EUC was delivered Finkenwerder – Dubai late this morning as EK7380. The aircraft is in 14F/76J/429Y configuration with no crew rest area. This brings the Emirates A380 fleet up to 83 aircraft.
Qatar Airways A380 A7-APA Enters Doha Maintenance.
Qatar Airways A380 A7-APA entered the Doha maintenance facility this afternoon after arriving as QR831 from Bangkok.
Emirates Switches EK418 to Auckland and Upgauges to A380.
Emirates today announced that the existing EK418/EK419 Dubai – Bangkok – Sydney – Christchurch rotation will become a Dubai – Bangkok – Sydney – Auckland rotation with effect from 30th October 2016. The service will be upgauged from Boeing 777-300ER to A380 operation on the same day and will operate to the following schedule:
EK418 Dubai 0855 – 1805 Bangkok 1930 – 0900+1 Sydney 1040 – Auckland 1555
EK419 Auckland 1630 – 1815 Sydney 1945 – 0055+1 Bangkok – 0225 – Dubai 0605.
It should be noted that this only allows 35 minutes at Auckland so it appears that the intention is for EK419 to be operated by the aircraft inbound to Auckland as EK406, EK434 or EK448.
Emirates Switches EK412 to Christchurch.
Emirates today announced that the existing EK412/EK413 Dubai – Sydney – Auckland rotation will become a Dubai – Sydney – Christchurch rotation with effect from 30th October 2016. The service will remain an A380 operation and will operate to the following schedule:
EK412 Dubai 1015 – 0700+1 Sydney 0845 – Christchurch 1350
EK413 Christchurch 1945 – 2005 Sydney 2145 – Dubai 0515+1.
Emirates A380 A6-EOC EK226 Stockholm Medical Diversion.
Emirates A380 A6-EOC operating EK226 San Francisco – Dubai (depart San Francisco 4th September) diverted via Stockholm Arlanda late this morning due to a emergency on board.
Emirates A380 A6-EDZ Operates Jeddah Extra.
Emirates A380 A6-EDZ operated an additional Dubai – Jeddah rotation this morning as EK2821/EK2822.
Emirates A380 A6-EDV EK9 London Heathrow – Diversion.
Emirates A380 A6-EDV operating EK9 Dubai – London Gatwick diverted via London Heathrow this evening due to a temporary runway closure at London Gatwick.
British Airways A380 G-XLEG Positions to Singapore Maintenance.
British Airways A380 G-XLEG positioned London Heathrow – Singapore for maintenance this morning as BA9173.
Emirates A380 A6-EEB Returns from Dubai Maintenance.
Emirates A380 A6-EEB, which has been under maintenance at Dubai since 14th August, returned to service this morning operating EK354 Dubai – Singapore.
Emirates A380 A6-EUE Operates Jeddah Extra.
Airbus A380-861 MSN217, Emirates A6-EUE, operated an additional Dubai – Jeddah rotation this morning as EK2837/EK2838.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQL QF94 Sydney Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQL operating QF94 Los Angeles – Melbourne (depart Los Angeles 31st August) diverted via Sydney this morning.
Emirates A380 A6-EOL Returns from Los Angeles.
Following the technical issue it encountered on 29th August, Emirates A380 A6-EOL positioned Los Angeles – Dubai this afternoon as EK2698.
Emirates A380 A6-EDD Operates Jeddah Extra.
Emirates A380 A6-EDD operated an additional Dubai – Jeddah rotation this morning as EK2805/EK2806.