China’s First A380 Was Delivered by Airbus to China Southern Airlines

During the grand delivery ceremony held by Airbus S.A.S (Airbus) in October at the Airbus Delivery Center in Toulouse, France, Mr. Thomas Enders, President and CEO of Airbus S.A.S., handed over an A380 aircraft to Mr. Si Xianmin, Chairman of China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. (China Southern Airlines). As this was China’s first A380, China Southern Airlines has now become the first operator of the A380 aircraft in China and the 7th globally. China Southern Airlines plans to make good use of the spacious, two-layer A380 passenger cabin, which features a total of 506 seats in a typical three class configuration, including eight luxury first-class suites, 70 lay-flat business-class seats and 428 economy-class seats.