PICTURES: British Airways rolls out first painted A380

[Smudger98]

Pictures @ - http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-british-airways-rolls-out-first-painted-a380-384267/

British Airways' first Airbus A380 has been rolled out of the airframer's paint facility at Hamburg, following the application of its full livery.

The aircraft, MSN95, and the first long-haul Airbus for the UK carrier, is due to be delivered to BA in July.

BA says the Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered aircraft has had its 469-seat cabin installed and will be flown to Toulouse for final checks before handover.

Its livery includes some 10,000 individual dots on the tailfin to produce the effect of the Union flag.
"This was a difficult task. You can imagine someone had to peel off the thousands of little dots from a stencil," says A380 paint-shop senior manager Christoph Hettwer. "But now it's finished it looks great."

BA will use the aircraft on short-haul routes for training before putting it into service on the Los Angeles and Hong Kong routes in October-November.

[viking9]

Very nice!

[Roadrunner]

What is its full registration G-?LEA ?

Mike

[Smudger98]

What is its full registration G-?LEA ?

Mike

Got a feeling it is an X that marks the spot?  XLEA..   

[viking9]

Or in this case the spots mark the X... 

[mhm]

What is its full registration G-?LEA ?

Mike

Got a feeling it is an X that marks the spot?  XLEA..   

I don't look anything like Smudger, 

[mickeyc]

G-XLEA, B and C have flown now.  http://doubledecker-blog.blogspot.co.uk/

[Roadrunner]

Thanks Lads
I assume that's for G-eXtraLarge EA B C 

[mickeyc]

Dunno mate but some reckon the first one stands for XtraLargeEuropeanAircraft.

Anyway, I should've more accurately said that BAs first three, F-WWSK (to become G-XLEA), F-WWAY (G-XLEB) and F-WWSC (G-XLEC), have all flown now - temporarily assigned those reusable Airbus registrations.