DTN News: Airlines News TODAY October 30, 2009 ~ First A380 Delivery To Air France

DTN News: Airlines News TODAY October 30, 2009 ~ First A380 Delivery To Air France *Source: DTN News / Airbus (NSI News Source Info) HAMBURG, Germany - October 30, 2009: Air France will be the first European airline receiving an A380 when its no. 1 aircraft is accepted during a ceremony at Airbus' Hamburg, Germany delivery centre on 30 October. Live video streaming of the event is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. French time (10:00 a.m. GMT) on the www.Airbus.com website. Video stockshots will be available for members of the news media on 29 October, followed by downlink transmissions of the 30 October delivery ceremony and the A380’s subsequent departure from Hamburg to Air France’s Paris home base: Thursday 29 Octobre – Stockshots Transmission on Eutelsat W2 (@ 16° East) from 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM GMT Downlink: 12676.83 Mhz (TXP F6 – Channel A) Polarization: Vertical Symbol Rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Transmission on DVBS QPSK 4.2.0 Format SD 625 16/9 Friday 30 Octobre - A380 delivery ceremony Transmission on Eutelsat W3 (@ 7° East) from 09:45 AM to 11:15 AM GMT (PGM) Downlink: 10976.5 Mhz (TXP B2 – Channel 2D6) Polarization: Vertical Symbol Rate: 4.4340 FEC: 7/8 Transmission on DVBS QPSK 4.2.0 Format SD 625 16/9 Audio 1 & 2: International version Audio 3: French version Audio 4: English version Friday 30 Octobre - Air France A380 take-off from Hamburg, Germany to Paris, France Transmission on Eutelsat W2 (@ 16° East) from 12:30 to 1:30 PM GMT Downlink: 12676.83 Mhz (TXP F6 – Channel A) Polarization: Vertical Symbol Rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Transmission on DVBS QPSK 4.2.0 Format SD 625 16/9 Audio 1 & 2: International version Audio 3: French version Audio 4: English version