Qatar Airways Inches Closer to A380 Delivery

April 23, 2013
The vertical tail section for the first A380 for Qatar Airways has been painted with the airline's trademark Oryx logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The painting was completed earlier this week and the assembly of the airline's first A380 is set to begin this month, for delivery in early 2014.

Bahrain, April 23 -- The vertical tail section for the first A380 for Qatar Airways has been painted with the airline's trademark Oryx logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The painting was completed earlier this week and the assembly of the airline's first A380 is set to begin this month, for delivery in early 2014.

The distinctive Qatar Airways logo is comprised of a violet Oryx with silver streaks and the paint was applied over a period of 10 days.

Qatar Airways will become the tenth operator of the A380 when it takes delivery of its first aircraft in 2014. The airline has firm orders for ten A380s and will operate the aircraft on its most premier routes. Published by HT Syndication with permission from 24*7 News. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at [email protected]

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