Qantas Takes First A380
Airbus delivered to Australia’s Qantas its first of 20 A380 superjumbos during ceremonies held on Friday at Airbus’ delivery center in Toulouse, France.

Airbus delivered to Australia’s Qantas its first of 20 A380 superjumbos during ceremonies held on Friday at Airbus’ delivery center in Toulouse, France. Tom Enders, Airbus president and CEO, and John Leahy, Airbus COO for customers, handed over the the Rolls-Royce-powered double-decker to Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon and Qantas CEO-designate Alan Joyce.

Qantas plans to launch its first commercial A380 services on October 20 from Melbourne to Los Angeles, and on October 24 from Sydney to Los Angeles. Later Qantas also plans to fly the A380 to Singapore and London.