Lufthansa Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A350-900

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• Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Lufthansa Takes Delivery of Its First Airbus A380

  Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Hamburg, GermanyAirbus

  

  Starts 05/19/2010CONFIRMED80% 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 A350F Makes Its First Flight

  Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus

  

  Starts 09/24/2026ESTIMATED76% 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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• Aerospace09/20/2026@TechDesk

  Boeing 777-9 First Delivery

  Boeing·…Everett, Washington

  Starts 06/30/2027ESTIMATED6.5 years late75% CONFIDENCEin 280 daysBoeing^[2] says only 2027. Lufthansa, the launch customer, has delivery “currently scheduled for mid-2027” per Lufthansa Aviation Training, so the pin sits at the middle of the year.

  Boeing says the first 777-9 will be delivered in 2027, seven years late, after taking a $4.9 billion charge; Lufthansa is the launch customer, with delivery currently scheduled for mid-2027, and Emirates has signalled it is planning for late 2027.

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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 12/18/2014CONFIRMED85% 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 Airbus A300 Prototype Makes Its Maiden Flight

  Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus

  

  Starts 10/28/1972CONFIRMED90% 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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• Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Airbus Inaugurates a Robotic A320 Fuselage Line in Hamburg

  Kreetslag 10, 21129 Hamburg, GermanyAirbus

  

  Starts 10/01/2019CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE7.0 years agoAirbus's^[3] own October 1, 2019 press release, 'Airbus inaugurates new A320 structure assembly line in Hamburg', names the exact inauguration date.

  On October 1, 2019, Airbus opened a highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for the A320 Family at its Hamburg-Finkenwerder site, using 20 robots to drill, countersink and rivet fuselage joints. The line was built to help meet the type's order backlog of more than 6,500 aircraft.

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• Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Bell Delivers Its First Bell 429 Helicopter From Mirabel

  12800 Rue de l'Avenir, Mirabel, Quebec J7J 1R4, CanadaBell Textron

  

  Starts 07/07/2009CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE17.2 years agoWikipedia's^[2] Bell 429 GlobalRanger article states the first aircraft (s/n 57006) 'was delivered to Air Methods (owner) and MercyOne (operator)' on July 7, 2009.

  Bell delivered the first production Bell 429, serial number 57006, to Air Methods and MercyOne from its helicopter factory in Mirabel, Quebec.

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• Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Antonov An-124 Ruslan Makes Its First Flight

  Kyiv, UkraineAntonov

  

  Starts 12/26/1982CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE43.7 years agoWikipedia's^[3] Antonov An-124 Ruslan article states the prototype's first flight took place on 26 December 1982.

  The Antonov An-124 Ruslan, still one of the largest cargo aircraft ever built, first flew over Kyiv on 26 December 1982, years before it entered airline service.

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• Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Boeing Completes the Maiden Flight of Its Model 314 Clipper

  Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, USABoeing·…

  

  Starts 06/07/1938CONFIRMED85% 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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• Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk

  Concorde Makes Its First Flight From Toulouse

  Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceSud Aviation

  

  Starts 03/02/1969CONFIRMED83% 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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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Noida International Airport Starts Commercial Flights at Jewar

  Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaYamuna International Airport Private Limited

  

  Starts 06/15/2026DELAYED3.5 years late40% CONFIDENCE100 days agoThe article states "The airport commenced flight operations on 15 June 2026, with an IndiGo flight landing from Lucknow."^[1]

  An IndiGo flight from Lucknow landed on the first day of scheduled service at the National Capital Region's second airport, whose first phase has one 3,900 m runway and a 101,590 sq m terminal for 12 million passengers a year, designed by Grimshaw with Nordic, Haptic and STUP. Zurich Airport International holds the 40-year concession, and the DGCA granted the aerodrome licence on 6 March 2026.

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• Aerospace09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  ADAC Orders 14 EC145 T2 Rescue Helicopters, the Future H145

  Donauwörth, GermanyAirbus

  

  Starts 09/13/2012CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE14.0 years agoHeliHub^[4] reported the order was announced at the ILA Berlin Air Show on 13 September 2012, for 14 EC145 T2 and 3 EC135 P2e helicopters delivered 2013-2017.

  ADAC Luftrettung signs a framework order for 14 EC145 T2 (later renamed H145) and 3 EC135 P2e helicopters, built at what is now Airbus Helicopters' Donauwörth plant, the model whose build process this film documents.

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