Airbus installs engines on first British Airways’ A380

Courtesy, BA

Airbus has installed four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on the first A380 to be delivered to British Airways (BA). The engines, installed at its Toulouse facility, each produce 70,000 lbs. of thrust.

The aircraft is scheduled for delivery in July 2013. Others will follow in September and November 2013 (ATW Daily News, Sept. 17).

BA has 12 A380s on order plus seven options (ATW Daily News, Sept. 28, 2007). The A380s, which will replace the carrier’s older Boeing 747s, is widely expected to be used initially on high-density Far East routes—such as Singapore and Hong Kong—and possibly to New York JFK.