Farnborough, UK. Monday 9th July 2012. Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 taxi-ing along the runway at the Farnborough International Airshow,Hampshire, UK Correction: Previously this caption said "landing" it is in fact taxi-ing.

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Malaysia Airlines’ first Airbus A380 entered commercial service on 1 July 2012 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to London. The new double-decker aircraft arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Thursday following a flight from the Airbus factory in France, where it was painted with a special livery. Following a series of celebrations and ceremonies, the A380 finally took off from KLIA on Sunday 1 July, bound for London’s Heathrow airport. The first MAS A380 will serve the KL-London route three times a week, departing KLIA on Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays, and returning from Heathrow the following day. Following the arrival of the airline’s second A380 in August, MAS will offer a daily A380 service on the route. Further superjumbos are expected to fly to Sydney. In total, MAS has ordered six A380s, which will be configured in a three-class layout with 494 seats.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Wendy Johnson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: a380, airbus, airlines, airshow, farnborough, malaysia