China Southern Airlines fi rst A380 aircraft has emerged from the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the carrier’s white and blue livery. Guangzhou-based China Southern has fi ve A380s on order, and will become the seventh operator of the superjumbo when it takes delivery of its initial aircraft later this year. The China Southern A380 will be configured in three classes with a total of 506 seats – 428 in Economy Class, 76 in Business and eight in First.
