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Lufthansa Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A380
Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Hamburg, GermanyAirbus
Starts 05/19/2010CONFIRMED 80% CONFIDENCE16.3 years agoBusiness Traveller^[6] and Aviation International News both report Lufthansa took delivery of its first A380 on 19 May 2010.
Lufthansa received its first Airbus A380 at Hamburg on 19 May 2010, putting the double-decker superjumbo into European airline service weeks later.
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Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Airbus A300 Prototype Makes Its Maiden Flight
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus
Starts 10/28/1972CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE53.9 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: the first prototype "conducted its maiden flight from Toulouse–Blagnac International Airport on 28 October that year."
Airbus’ first aircraft and the world’s first twin-engine wide-body airliner flew from Toulouse–Blagnac a month ahead of schedule, for one hour and 25 minutes, with Max Fischl as captain and Bernard Ziegler as first officer.
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Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Airbus A350F Makes Its First Flight
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus
Starts 09/24/2026ESTIMATED 76% CONFIDENCEin 1 dayA reported target rather than a fixed date, per aircargonews.net^[1][4] quoting Reuters: the airframer "is hopeful the first flight will take place on around 24 September, although there is always the chance that technical issues or inclement weather could push that date back into October"; Airbus^[2][5] itself would say only that "the maiden flight is expected later in 2026".
Airbus’ first clean-sheet large freighter is expected to fly from Toulouse around 24 September, opening a roughly 400-hour, nine-month certification campaign flown by MSN700 and MSN701 ahead of a first delivery in the second half of 2027.
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Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Lufthansa Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A350-900
Toulouse-Blagnac, FranceAirbus
Starts 12/19/2016CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE9.8 years agoch-aviation reports the hand-over of D-AIXA at a ceremony at Toulouse-Blagnac on Monday 19 December 2016; Airbus's^[3] press release is dated 21 December 2016 but names no day, and the aircraft flew on to Munich on 21 December.
Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 from Airbus's Toulouse delivery centre, the initial aircraft of a 25-jet order that became the backbone of its new Munich long-haul hub. The A350 entered scheduled service two months later, flying Munich to Delhi.
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Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
Concorde Makes Its First Flight From Toulouse
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceSud Aviation
Starts 03/02/1969CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE57.6 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "Construction of six prototypes began in February 1965, with the first flight from Toulouse on 2 March 1969."
The Anglo-French supersonic airliner, built by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation under a 1962 treaty, flew for the first time from Toulouse. Four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojets drove an ogival delta wing carrying 92 to 128 passengers.
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Boeing Completes the Maiden Flight of Its Model 314 Clipper
Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, USABoeing…
Starts 06/07/1938CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE88.3 years agoHistoryLink.org^[3] and the Museum of Flight both date the maiden flight to June 7, 1938.
Boeing's Model 314 Clipper flying boat made its 38-minute first flight over Puget Sound, piloted by test pilot Eddie Allen. The giant flying boat went on to open Pan Am's first non-stop transatlantic passenger service.
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The Heinkel He 178 Makes the First Turbojet-Powered Flight
Heinkel Marienehe factory airfield, Rostock-Schmarl, GermanyHeinkel
Starts 08/27/1939CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE87.1 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "On 27 August 1939, the He 178 V1, the first prototype, performed its maiden flight, piloted by Erich Warsitz."
Erich Warsitz flew the He 178 V1 for six minutes from Heinkel’s Marienehe factory airfield at Rostock, the first aircraft ever to fly on the thrust of a turbojet. The undercarriage would not retract and the landing was made by side-slipping.
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Airbus Delivers Its First A400M Atlas to the Luftwaffe
Airbus Defence and Space Plant, San Pablo, Seville, SpainAirbus Defence and Space
Starts 12/18/2014CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE11.8 years agoAirbus^[4] and OCCAR delivery records state the first production A400M for Germany (MSN018) was handed over to the Luftwaffe on 18 December 2014, one day before it landed at its Wunstorf home base.
Airbus Defence and Space delivered the first production A400M Atlas military transport, assembled at its Seville final assembly line, to the German Luftwaffe.
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Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Its Maiden Flight
Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes…
Starts 12/15/2009 6:27PMCONFIRMED2.5 years late82% CONFIDENCE16.8 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "On December 15, 2009, Boeing conducted the 787-8 maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:27 am PST."
N787BA lifted off from Paine Field at 10:27 am PST and landed three hours later at Boeing Field, reaching 180 knots and 13,200 feet. The first airliner with a primarily composite airframe flew more than two years later than Boeing first promised.
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The Boeing 747 Makes Its First Flight
Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes…
Starts 02/09/1969CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE57.6 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "The 747’s first flight took place on February 9, 1969, and the 747 was certified in December 1969."
The first Jumbo Jet flew from Paine Field with test pilots Jack Waddell and Brien Wygle at the controls. Despite a minor flap problem the flight confirmed the 747 handled well and was largely immune to the Dutch roll that had plagued early swept-wing jets.
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Tarmac Aerosave Opens Its Fourth A380 Hangar at Teruel Airport
Teruel Airport, 44155 Teruel, Aragón, SpainTarmac Aerosave
Starts 10/08/2024CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.0 years agoAviTrader^[2] and AeroWeb-fr.net reported that Tarmac Aerosave inaugurated its fourth Teruel hangar (its seventh overall) on 8 October 2024.
Aircraft-maintenance and storage specialist Tarmac Aerosave opened its fourth Airbus A380-capable hangar at Teruel Airport, Europe's largest aircraft boneyard. The 15 million euro building, the world's largest metal-textile hangar, can house one A380 or four narrow-body jets at once.
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DLR's HY4 Completes Its First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flight
Stuttgart Airport, Stuttgart, GermanyGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)
Starts 09/29/2016CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE10.0 years agoDLR's^[3] own press release and the EAA both date HY4's first official flight to September 29, 2016.
The German Aerospace Center's HY4, the world's first four-seat aircraft powered solely by a hydrogen fuel cell, made its first flight from Stuttgart Airport on September 29, 2016. The Future of Flight features it as a real prototype for zero-emission aviation.
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Happened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: the first prototype was "unveiled in Toulouse, France on 18 January 2005, commencing its first flight on 27 April 2005."

Start: Apr 27, 200590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

The Airbus A380 Makes Its First Flight

F-WWOW, the first of the only full-length double-deck jet airliner ever built, flew from Toulouse–Blagnac with a crew of six under chief test pilot Jacques Rosay, who said handling it was "like handling a bicycle".

The first A380, registered F-WWOW, first flew on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse–Blagnac Airport with a crew of six headed by chief test pilot Jacques Rosay.^[1]
Rosay said flying the A380 had been "like handling a bicycle".^[1]
The aircraft was equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines and had been unveiled in Toulouse on 18 January 2005.^[1]
Airbus launched the €9.5 billion programme on 19 December 2000 to challenge the 747’s dominance of the long-haul market.^[1]
Type certification from EASA and the FAA followed on 12 December 2006; wiring difficulties delayed production by two years and nearly doubled development costs.^[1]

Notable features

It is the world’s largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner.^[1]
Airbus lists a typical three-class layout of 525 seats (10 first, 76 business and 439 economy), and the maximum certified capacity is 853 passengers in an all-economy layout.^[1]
The quadjet is powered by Engine Alliance GP7200 or Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofans for a range of 8,000 nmi (14,800 km), cruising typically at Mach 0.85.^[1]
It is 72.72 m long with a 79.75 m wingspan and 845 m² of wing area, and has a maximum takeoff weight of 575 t.^[1]
It was the first commercial airliner with a central wing box made of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic, and the first with a smoothly contoured wing cross-section.^[1]

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380
en.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 21, 2026· Starts Apr 27, 2005 ✓· 88% of score
Happened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org: the first prototype was "unveiled in Toulouse, France on 18 January 2005, commencing its first flight on 27 April 2005."
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Happy 20th anniversary, A380!
airbus.com· Published Apr 24, 2025· 12% of score
Airbus’ own 20th-anniversary account confirms the 27 April 2005 maiden flight and adds that flight test aircraft MSN001 took off at exactly 10:30 am.

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Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Lufthansa Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A380
Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Hamburg, GermanyAirbus
Starts 05/19/2010CONFIRMED 80% CONFIDENCE16.3 years agoBusiness Traveller^[6] and Aviation International News both report Lufthansa took delivery of its first A380 on 19 May 2010.
Lufthansa received its first Airbus A380 at Hamburg on 19 May 2010, putting the double-decker superjumbo into European airline service weeks later.
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Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Airbus A300 Prototype Makes Its Maiden Flight
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus
Starts 10/28/1972CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE53.9 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: the first prototype "conducted its maiden flight from Toulouse–Blagnac International Airport on 28 October that year."
Airbus’ first aircraft and the world’s first twin-engine wide-body airliner flew from Toulouse–Blagnac a month ahead of schedule, for one hour and 25 minutes, with Max Fischl as captain and Bernard Ziegler as first officer.
0.77
Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Airbus A350F Makes Its First Flight
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus
Starts 09/24/2026ESTIMATED 76% CONFIDENCEin 1 dayA reported target rather than a fixed date, per aircargonews.net^[1][4] quoting Reuters: the airframer "is hopeful the first flight will take place on around 24 September, although there is always the chance that technical issues or inclement weather could push that date back into October"; Airbus^[2][5] itself would say only that "the maiden flight is expected later in 2026".
Airbus’ first clean-sheet large freighter is expected to fly from Toulouse around 24 September, opening a roughly 400-hour, nine-month certification campaign flown by MSN700 and MSN701 ahead of a first delivery in the second half of 2027.
0.76
Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Lufthansa Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A350-900
Toulouse-Blagnac, FranceAirbus
Starts 12/19/2016CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE9.8 years agoch-aviation reports the hand-over of D-AIXA at a ceremony at Toulouse-Blagnac on Monday 19 December 2016; Airbus's^[3] press release is dated 21 December 2016 but names no day, and the aircraft flew on to Munich on 21 December.
Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 from Airbus's Toulouse delivery centre, the initial aircraft of a 25-jet order that became the backbone of its new Munich long-haul hub. The A350 entered scheduled service two months later, flying Munich to Delhi.
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Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
Concorde Makes Its First Flight From Toulouse
Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceSud Aviation
Starts 03/02/1969CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE57.6 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "Construction of six prototypes began in February 1965, with the first flight from Toulouse on 2 March 1969."
The Anglo-French supersonic airliner, built by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation under a 1962 treaty, flew for the first time from Toulouse. Four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojets drove an ogival delta wing carrying 92 to 128 passengers.
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Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Boeing Completes the Maiden Flight of Its Model 314 Clipper
Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, USABoeing…
Starts 06/07/1938CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE88.3 years agoHistoryLink.org^[3] and the Museum of Flight both date the maiden flight to June 7, 1938.
Boeing's Model 314 Clipper flying boat made its 38-minute first flight over Puget Sound, piloted by test pilot Eddie Allen. The giant flying boat went on to open Pan Am's first non-stop transatlantic passenger service.
0.70
Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Heinkel He 178 Makes the First Turbojet-Powered Flight
Heinkel Marienehe factory airfield, Rostock-Schmarl, GermanyHeinkel
Starts 08/27/1939CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE87.1 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "On 27 August 1939, the He 178 V1, the first prototype, performed its maiden flight, piloted by Erich Warsitz."
Erich Warsitz flew the He 178 V1 for six minutes from Heinkel’s Marienehe factory airfield at Rostock, the first aircraft ever to fly on the thrust of a turbojet. The undercarriage would not retract and the landing was made by side-slipping.
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Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Airbus Delivers Its First A400M Atlas to the Luftwaffe
Airbus Defence and Space Plant, San Pablo, Seville, SpainAirbus Defence and Space
Starts 12/18/2014CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE11.8 years agoAirbus^[4] and OCCAR delivery records state the first production A400M for Germany (MSN018) was handed over to the Luftwaffe on 18 December 2014, one day before it landed at its Wunstorf home base.
Airbus Defence and Space delivered the first production A400M Atlas military transport, assembled at its Seville final assembly line, to the German Luftwaffe.
0.69
Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Its Maiden Flight
Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes…
Starts 12/15/2009 6:27PMCONFIRMED2.5 years late82% CONFIDENCE16.8 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "On December 15, 2009, Boeing conducted the 787-8 maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:27 am PST."
N787BA lifted off from Paine Field at 10:27 am PST and landed three hours later at Boeing Field, reaching 180 knots and 13,200 feet. The first airliner with a primarily composite airframe flew more than two years later than Boeing first promised.
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Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk
The Boeing 747 Makes Its First Flight
Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes…
Starts 02/09/1969CONFIRMED 81% CONFIDENCE57.6 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "The 747’s first flight took place on February 9, 1969, and the 747 was certified in December 1969."
The first Jumbo Jet flew from Paine Field with test pilots Jack Waddell and Brien Wygle at the controls. Despite a minor flap problem the flight confirmed the 747 handled well and was largely immune to the Dutch roll that had plagued early swept-wing jets.
0.69
Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Tarmac Aerosave Opens Its Fourth A380 Hangar at Teruel Airport
Teruel Airport, 44155 Teruel, Aragón, SpainTarmac Aerosave
Starts 10/08/2024CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.0 years agoAviTrader^[2] and AeroWeb-fr.net reported that Tarmac Aerosave inaugurated its fourth Teruel hangar (its seventh overall) on 8 October 2024.
Aircraft-maintenance and storage specialist Tarmac Aerosave opened its fourth Airbus A380-capable hangar at Teruel Airport, Europe's largest aircraft boneyard. The 15 million euro building, the world's largest metal-textile hangar, can house one A380 or four narrow-body jets at once.
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Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk
DLR's HY4 Completes Its First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flight
Stuttgart Airport, Stuttgart, GermanyGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)
Starts 09/29/2016CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE10.0 years agoDLR's^[3] own press release and the EAA both date HY4's first official flight to September 29, 2016.
The German Aerospace Center's HY4, the world's first four-seat aircraft powered solely by a hydrogen fuel cell, made its first flight from Stuttgart Airport on September 29, 2016. The Future of Flight features it as a real prototype for zero-emission aviation.
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