BRU 18/09/2015 A380

[tangolima]

Hello

1307-1615 EK A380 A6EEV

ALL TIMES LOCAL

Greetings,

[tangolima]

Hello

0945-1030 P180 N79CN
xxxx-1400 C510 OEFFB
1400-xxxx H25B CSDUH
1405-1535 C56X OEGGK
xxxx-1525 C510 GFBKC
xxxx-1615 C56X DCFFF
xxxx-1715 BE20 DIRAR
1800-1900 FA7X MINER
1910-2000 C25A OEFXE
2145-xxxx CL60 MBAEP

ALL TIMES LOCAL

Greetings,

[DIBO]

1307-1615 EK A380 A6EEV

entering Belgian airspace east of Liège.

[tangolima]

Hello

Turkish Airlines A321SL TC-JSZ (delivered 14SEP2015):

1350-1605 TK62F/62C IST-BRU-IST

EuroAtlantic B737 CS-TQU:

xxxx-1355 JAF5053 BRU-TIA
1910-xxxx JAF5054 TIA-BRU

SAS A319 OY-KBO ''Retro'':

1355-1445 SK1591/1592 CPH-BRU-CPH

Trade Air F100 9A-BTD:

STD 1415 as KRP2292 to NCE

Austrian A320 OE-LBS ''Eurovision'':

1645-1805 OS353/354 VIE-BRU-VIE

Titan B737 G-ZAPZ:

1955-2100 ADR394/395 LJU-BRU-LJU

Aer Lingus A320 EI-DEO ''Rugby'':

2030-2130 EI638/639 DUB-BRU-DUB

Greetings,

[luchtzak]

Which runway is expected for the A380 ?

[sn26567]

Which runway is expected for the A380 ?

25L expected, and 25L it was!

[MIVB-reiziger]

What a nice visitor indeed

[KriVa]

A few from my side:
A380 Arrival by Thomas

After the arrival, the race was on to get to the gate in time to see the water salute. All the reporters hurried to get back in the bus. Thankfully, the A380 used the entire runway length, which bought us a few extra minutes.

Water salute by Thomas

While the aircraft rolled onto the stands (since multiple stands had been blocked for this special occasion), the true size of this monster became apparent. The A380 is, well... HUGE!

Almost there... by Thomas

Once on stand, a few challenging hours began for the ground crews. Cleaning, catering, handling, loading and unloading... The processes themselves aren't exactly different to other planes, there's just more of everything.

On stand 233L by Thomas

I couldn't resist walking underneath the airplane, where I was greeted by this sight:

Underneath the belly of the beast by Thomas

After the ceremonial gift exchange...
Gifts by Thomas

And the cutting of the cake (with questions by the press like "Will this become a daily flight?" to which the answer was no)...
Questions, questions. by Thomas

The press was escorted to the aircraft.
Head on by Thomas

Where we got a tour of the different classes on board.
Economy:
Economy Cabin by Thomas

The famous stairs:

Stairs by Thomas

Business Class:
Business meal by Thomas

And First:
First Class dining by Thomas

Complete with your own full-flat bed, and bar:

Time to sleep by Thomas

Off to Dubai!!
Up, up and away! by Thomas

Into the sunset... Uhm... Rainbow.

Into the sky by Thomas

Thanks to Brussels Airport and Emirates for this magnificent opportunity. It's not everyday we can welcome a new type in Belgium, and an aircraft as "exotic" as the A380, is a unique event.

[Established02]

Very nice selection of pictures with interesting captions, KriVa!

[sn26567]

While waiting for "The Beast" (remember that I am neither a spotter, nor a photographer and that I use small equipment), landing on 25L:

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-DCO flight FR1454 from DUB

Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 OO-SSV flight SN3588 from LYS

Jetairfly Boeing 737-800 OO-JAF flight TB502 from BOD and LGW

Please note the unusual destinations of the JAF flight!

Brussels Airlines Avro RJ100 OO-DWF flight SN2038 from BHX

Brussels Airlines Airbus A319 OO-SSI flight SN2174 from MAN