the airínea Air France has made the announcement that he will retireá definitely their entire fleet of airplanes Airbus 380 in the context of the current crisis.
In press release, be informedó that generated and driven by the COVID-19 and its impact on anticipated activity levels, The Air France-KLM Group today announces the definitive end of Air France Airbus operations 380.
Initially scheduled for late 2022, la eliminationóGradual expansion of the Airbus A380 fleet conforms to the simplification strategyóAir France-KLM Group fleet n to make fleet más competitive, al continuar su transformationón with airplanes mámodern, high-performance machines with reducedón significant environmental footprint.
Five of the Airbus A380 aircraft in the current fleet are owned by Air France or under lease, while four isán in operating lease. The global impact of the reductionóGradual launch of Airbus A380 is estimated at 500 million euros and registerá in the second quarter of 2020 as a non-current cost/expense.
The Airbus A380 will beá replaced by new generation aircraftón, including Airbus A350 and Boeing 787, whose deliveries areán ongoing and represent a significant reductionón of consumption costs, maintenance and operations.
