Air France A380 - 800

Air France signed as a launch customer for the Airbus A380-800 "superjumbo" in 2001. Air France had ordered 12 Airbus A380-800 aircraft, with options on a further two. The first Air France A380 Model was delivered on 30 October 2009, and the Paris to New York route was used as the first route. Following delivery of the second Air France A380, Air France started using it on the Paris to Johannesburg route from the 17 February 2010. With delivery of the third A380 in April 2010, they increased the frequency of the Johannesburg route to daily. Additionally, between 12 June and 30 August 2010, the carrier scheduled flights between Paris and London  using the A380 Model Airplanes on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and Fridays in July only, to avoid an 18-hour layover in Paris for the aircraft used on the Johannesburg route. The fourth A380 Model Airplanes has been delivered in August 2010, and has been used to begin A380 flights to Tokyo, which started on 1 September 2010. As more are delivered, Beijing  will also be added as an A380 destination. Air France was the first airline in Europe to be operating the A380 with Lufthansa following in June 2010.