The first A380 aircraft to join the Global Airlines fleet arrived at the Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) facility in Dresden on Friday October 4. The aircraft, registered as 9H-GLOBL, flew from Prestwick in Scotland to Dresden, Germany, where it was handed over to the expert team at EFW, who will now conduct maintenance across the aircraft.
Global Airlines recently signed a multi-million-euro agreement with EFW to perform a comprehensive base maintenance inspection, enabling the aircraft to return to commercial service. 9H-GLOBL will undergo all necessary maintenance procedures, including mandatory inspections and component replacements, before repositioning within Europe for an interior refurbishment ahead of beginning operations in 2025.
James Asquith, CEO and founder of Global Airlines, said: “Seeing 9H-GLOBL, our first Global Airlines A380, land in Dresden was fantastic. Working with our friends at EFW, we will now progress towards our first commercial flights next year. It is hard to put into words just how much work goes into getting a commercial aircraft back up into the sky, and the A380 is the biggest and most complex of them all. It is a testament to the hard work and dedication of people across numerous organisations working around the world to make it happen. Quite an incredible step forward and I was delighted to be there on the ground to see it move into the hangar.”
