First A380 delivery to Qantas

19 September 2008

19 September 2008
Toulouse, France

Qantas became the world's third airline to receive the A380 when its no. 1 aircraft was accepted during an evening ceremony at Airbus' delivery centre in Toulouse, France. The Australian-based carrier has a total of 20 A380s on order.

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