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Tail section for THAI’s first A-380 airplane rolls out of paint shop

Blagnac, France - With the airline’s orchid logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg

The vertical tail section for the first A-380 airplane for Thai Airways International (THAI) has been painted with the airline’s orchid logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg. The painting was completed at the week-end and the section is now being prepared for shipment to Toulouse, where assembly of the airline’s first aircraft is set to begin this month. The distinctive THAI logo comprises violet, gol...

fra/pec - 1135245
Rome, Italy, 11/02/2011 17:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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