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Malaysia Airlines Takes Delivery of First Airbus A380

By Airlineberg Reporter - Fri Jun 01, 10:29 am

Malaysia Airlines this week took delivery of their first Airbus A380, becoming the eighth airline to operate the superjumbo aircraft.
In a Tuesday ceremony at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Fabrice Brégier handed over the keys of the first of six A380s on order to MAS Group Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya. It is the 83rd A380 delivered to an airline customer, according to Airfleets.net data.

Malaysia has outfitted the new jet with 494 seats in three classes. First and Business Class feature lie-flat beds, while Economy Class seats are wider. All seats are equipped with individual in-flight entertainment systems, USB ports and satellite telephone facilities.

by: Matt Molnar

Read More : http://www.nycaviation.com/2012/05/malaysia-airlines-takes-delivery-of-first-airbus-a380/

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