HI-RES PHOTO (click for larger). Final assembly of first THAI A380 begins. Assembly of the first A380 for Thai Airways International (THAI) various sections has now commenced at the Airbus Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. THAI will become the ninth operator of the A380 when it takes delivery of its first aircraft in the third quarter of 2012. The airline has firm orders for six A380s and will operate the aircraft on its premier routes from Bangkok to Europe. (23 November 2011 – by Airbus))