China Southern prepares for the A380

Airbus held a technical seminar in Guangzhou, China for engineers and officials from China Southern Airlines, Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering (GAMECO) and the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority, CAAC, to prepare the entry into service of the A380 in China. China Southern will be the first A380 customer in China. Its first two A380s are scheduled for delivery at the end of 2007 and in early 2008 in time for the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.