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What is the present and future of the enormous Airbus A380? Some questions will be answered with updated information from their operating airlines.
with the last A380 assembled already carrying out test flights before being incorporated into Emirates, el camino está definido para la «ballena» voladora como algunos lo han nicknamed, But not all is lost.
Where do the A380s fly??
Until January 2020, there were fifteen operators of the giant of the skies Airbus A380, But with the start of the pandemic and the slow recovery of the air sector, airlines have drastically reduced their operations..
In this way, the present of the A380 is marked by these airlines that have indicated the following:
Air France (OF)
The main French airline said goodbye definitively to its entire A380 fleet on 26 June 2020.
All Nippon Airways (NH)
just ago 2 years the airline received the first of its A380, but it is almost certain that they will be operated again when the demand for their route to Hawaii is restored.
Asiana Airlines (OZ)
This airline has 6 planes in your fleet, but before the imminent merger with Korean Air, equipment would be shared between the two.
British Airways (BA)
Recently its CEO in an interview for CAPA indicated that the A380 works perfectly in the airline and will operate them again without hesitation along with the recovery of the airline industry.
China Southern Airlines (CZ)
In an interview with Reuters, the airline indicated that they are not planes for its company and they will have to analyze the future of the Airbus A380 due to the high operating costs of its 5 aircraft, despite the fact that he is operating them.
Emirates (I)
The main operator of the Airbus A380 is flying them, considerably less than before, but in some high-demand destinations it has managed to put it into operation and has indicated its commitment to continue operating them gradually based on demand..
Etihad Airways (EY)
Based on what is published on your website, everything indicates that the highly luxurious Airbus A380 would not be considered in the medium term in the airline.
Korean Air (KE)
This is another one of the few airlines that is flying them, although no further details are known until when or its long-term renewal plans for the A380.
Lufthansa (LH)
Were 14 aircraft received by Lufthansa, of which six were withdrawn from operations and eight are being transferred for storage, without the exact certainty that none of these aircraft will fly again for the German airline.
Malaysia Airlines (MH)
He joined the airlines that will discharge him, since it doesn't fit into your future plans, so their 6 aircraft were already put up for sale since July 2021.
Qantas (QF)
Their 12 airplanes are stored in Mojave, but the airline confirmed that as soon as the demand warrants it, they will put them back into service, can be in 3 years or earlier depending on recovery.
Qatar Airways (QR)
Its CEO indicated these days that the future of this plane in Qatar is uncertain and everything will depend on the development of the pandemic, so we will have to wait for concrete definitions.
Singapore Airlines (SQ)
Esta aerolínea fue la primera en operar el A380 y retiró ya siete de sus «superjumbos», but it is expected that soon some of its 12 teams fly again.
Thai Airways International (TG)
Going through a major restructuring, so it is practically certain that it will not resume the operation of its six Airbus A380
Hi Fly
in december 2020 the company withdrew its single A380 of its fleet due to the drop in global demand.
cargo version, the future?
Again, la versión de carga del Airbus A380 suena en el mercado aéreo y Airbus junto a algunos potenciales operadores se encontrarían trabajando en una versión «combi» o mixta de este avión.
The proposal now is not to operate an airplane 100% freighter as this initiative failed years ago, but now it is sought that half the plane carries cargo and the other passengers, potentially monetizing many destinations.
What is still in feasibility studies would give a new life to the 380 hand in hand with the airlines that have indicated that in the medium term they will fly their fleets from the giant of the skies again.
“There is no future for the Airbus A380. It was the wrong plane at the wrong time. It's something passengers love, many liked to travel on the A380. It is very quiet and very spacious., but at the end of the day, for the operator, es realmente doloroso mantenerlos en el cielo «. Words from the CEO of Qatar Airways in an interview with Sam Chui.
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