Etihad Airbus A380-800 Takeoff at Hamburg Airport
Aircraft registration code A6-APB Airbus A380-800 of Etihad Airways while takeoff at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport. This beautiful moment captured by Dirk Grothe as landing gear still retracted down but aircraft seems has full throttle on its engines.
Etihad Airways is a second largest airline in United Emirates Arab after Emirates. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi International Airport is its main base. Etihad has 122 fleet size, according to August 2015 database and still increasing since the aircraft made huge step on purchasing aircraft, such as Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 extra widebody. Currently they operating three A380s out of total 10 A380s in the list order. Etihad has 'From Abu Dhabi To The World' tagline.
Speaking of Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, this is a private airport located in the Southwest of Hamburg, the region called Finkenwerder. This facility usually used by Airbus for corporate activities, such as flight testing, delivery ceremony and freight matters.
