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Qantas has announced that it has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 at a special ceremony at the plane manufacturer's headquarters in Toulouse.

The plane will be flown to Australia and is set to arrive in Sydney at around 09:00 local time on the morning of 21 September.

After being presented to 3,000 Qantas employees and their families in Sydney, the plane will undergo a series of flight training and ground activities before entering commercial service.

Qantas' A380 will be laid out with 450 seats in four cabins – 332 in economy, 72 in business, 32 in premium economy and 14 in first class.

John Borghetti, the airline's executive general manager, said: 'The Qantas A380 will redefine the long-haul air travel experience and offer passengers greater levels of space, comfort, innovation and style.

'Working with Qantas creative director Marc Newson, we have reinvented our international flying product – from spacious suites in first class and a new, fully-flat Skybed in business, to a brand new premium economy cabin and the use of the latest technology in the manufacture of an all-new economy class seat.'

The first Qantas A380 routes will connect Melbourne to Los Angeles from 20 October and link Sydney to Los Angeles from 24 October.

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