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  • SLD
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2017
    • 104

    #9196
    4R-ABL is flying as ALK008 and is flying over the airport area. anyone know why??

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    • Sandaru
      Administrator
      • Oct 2015
      • 361

      #9197
      Originally posted by SLD
      4R-ABL is flying as ALK008 and is flying over the airport area. anyone know why??
      ALK8 is call sign for test flights!

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      • SLD
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2017
        • 104

        #9198
        Originally posted by Sandaru
        ALK8 is call sign for test flights!
        As for FR24, 4R-ABL landed and took-off at the same time(Did it twice!!!). What is that test???

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        • Sandaru
          Administrator
          • Oct 2015
          • 361

          #9199
          Originally posted by SLD
          As for FR24, 4R-ABL landed and took-off at the same time(Did it twice!!!). What is that test???
          Yeah, Those are touch and go's, Maybe a training flight or something!

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          • Haleef
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2012
            • 1477

            #9200
            Emirates A380 successfully landed! Parked on Gate A9 (terminal). Recieved the water salute as well at Apron A. Also ALK008, 4R-ABL was doing flight tests/go arounds for about 7 hours till now.
            Await pictures!
            Haleef Ismail
            www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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            • Sandaru
              Administrator
              • Oct 2015
              • 361

              #9201
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              Emirates A380 A6-EUB landed at Colombo airport.
              Pics by Ruchira Weerawamsa

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              • SLD
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2017
                • 104

                #9202
                Originally posted by Sandaru
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                Emirates A380 A6-EUB landed at Colombo airport.
                Pics by Ruchira Weerawamsa
                Does any one know the passenger load factor of this flight?

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                • AnjulaM
                  Junior Member
                  • Feb 2014
                  • 13

                  #9203
                  Emirates #A380 Official Images from Emirates Facebook Page. Sri Lankan Captain Udaya Tillekeratne and Emirati First Officer Saeed Almheiri led the Emirates A380 one-off flight to Colombo.
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                  Last edited by AnjulaM; 14-08-2017, 03:34 PM. Reason: Images Corrected

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                  • AnjulaM
                    Junior Member
                    • Feb 2014
                    • 13

                    #9204
                    Originally posted by SLD
                    Does any one know the passenger load factor of this flight?
                    A380-800's original configuration carried 555 passengers in a three-class configuration (First Class, Business Class, and Economy Class)or 853 passengers (538 on the main deck and 315 on the upper deck) in a single-class economy configuration.

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                    • Serendib
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 1848

                      #9205
                      Originally posted by Haleef
                      Emirates A380 successfully landed! Parked on Gate A9 (terminal). Recieved the water salute as well at Apron A. Also ALK008, 4R-ABL was doing flight tests/go arounds for about 7 hours till now.
                      Await pictures!
                      That means CMB gate A9 could accommodate A380?

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                      • Haleef
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2012
                        • 1477

                        #9206
                        Originally posted by Serendib
                        That means CMB gate A9 could accommodate A380?
                        Yeah, even most of us spotters were shocked to see it taxi back to A9 , but I doubt that an A330 can park on A8 next to the A380 (if it uses A9 or so). The Saudia 777-300 was on A7.
                        Haleef Ismail
                        www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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                        • vishwa
                          Senior Member
                          • Feb 2014
                          • 153

                          #9207
                          Its a good news that BIA managed to handle this successfully... this means A380s will keep on coming yahh...

                          A380.jpg

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                          • Serendib
                            Senior Member
                            • Jan 2011
                            • 1848

                            #9208
                            Originally posted by Haleef
                            Yeah, even most of us spotters were shocked to see it taxi back to A9 , but I doubt that an A330 can park on A8 next to the A380 (if it uses A9 or so). The Saudia 777-300 was on A7.
                            How they used terminal gate for upper deck?

                            pic credits: thushan.
                            Attached Files

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                            • dilushasg-bdavi
                              Senior Member
                              • Feb 2011
                              • 555

                              #9209
                              Must have shut a lot of critics

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                              • ULfan79
                                Member
                                • Apr 2017
                                • 34

                                #9210
                                A380 @ BIA:


                                If anyone managed to capture some better quality video of this, please share...

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