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Opinion: Boeing 777X delay could offer an active retirement opportunity to Airbus A380

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PARIS, FRANCE — The Airbus A380, once thought to be a failed venture, may have a new lease on life. In 2019, Airbus announced the discontinuation of production for its double-decked iconic aircraft, as it failed to meet sales expectations in the face of competition from Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and Airbus' own A350 - the new generation twin-engine jets known for their fuel efficiency. (www.airlinerwatch.com) More...

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ianbtv
Ian Campbell 1
Route analysis and economics determine business decisions. As much as I loathe a gas-guzzler (wheeled or winged), a paid-off premium-price vehicle is a waste to shelve if it can be used effectively. So yes, bring the fat broad out of retirement until fuel/CO2 merits an upgrade
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ianbtv
Ian Campbell 1
Route analysis and economics determine business decisions. As much as I loathe a gas-guzzler (wheeled or winged), a paid-off premium-price vehicle is a waste to shelve if it can be used effectively. So yes, bring the fat broad out of retirement until fuel/CO2 merits an upgrade
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raynetherwood
ray netherwood 4
I’ve flown Lufthansa 380’s in both First and Business. It’s an amazing plane. It’s amazing (sad) that when engineered, the design failed to plan for an afterlife as a cargo carrier.
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ianbtv
Ian Campbell 0
Deck strength/weight penalties aside, I believe that it was designed >too< big ... looks good to the (untrained) eye but offers little more than cush for the tush ...
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df1sp
HP Baumeister 1
Explain
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musephoto
Geoff Rowe 14
Well darn, I’ve been saying for a very long time that short sighted airlines will regret cancelling to big “4’s” and I think that time is almost here. Too bad that Airbus and Boeing won’t be able to restart the 747-8 and A380 production lines.

Or can they?
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andyden10
Andrew Bain 10
a380 are great aircraft to fly in have flown both business and economy emirates do not think there dinosaurs changing 55% of there 380s to 4 seating grades now with premium seats.
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KitBagJack
KitBagJack 4
Andrew: I think you meant, “ride in”.
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ianbtv
Ian Campbell 3
not to mention 'they're' vs. 'there' smh
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whip5209
Ken McIntyre -9
Dream on. The A380 is now a dinosaur. Wide body twins are the future.
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n7777r
Derek Vaughn 1
Emirates will have an active fleet of 119 of them alone.
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greerbk
Greer Kemp 11
I wouldn't call it a dinosaur at all - most of the people I know living as expats in Asia have flown in them and love the experience. The fact is that for anyone coming to Asia from western countries, it's a flight of at least 8 hours or more, and the large aircraft somehow feels more appropriate.
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Franky16
Franky16 4
Sure - but the article implies that they are flying again to plug the gaps until the wide bodys finally arrive...
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whip5209
Ken McIntyre 1
That was my point.
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TorstenHoff
Torsten Hoff 22
There are still plenty of A380s airborne at this very moment. It's not the right aircraft for every route, but for high-volume intercontinental ones, they can make sense.

https://flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/A388
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