is an airliner worth if it is languishing on the tarmac, and may never fly passengers again? In the age of covid-19 that is the fate of many double-decker380 superjumbos built by Airbus, Europe’s aerospace giant. Once seen by airlines as the future of commercial aviation, many are being retired early as covid-19 has cast a pall on the future of globe-trotting. Those still in service could be yours for a few million dollars.380 was in trouble before the pandemic.
The aviation industry may not recover until 2024, according to the International Air Transport Association, a trade group. That is a long time to maintain aeroplanes, so some airlines have thrown in the towel. Air France has announced its nine380s will never fly again, and booked a €500m write-down in the value of its fleet. Germany’s Lufthansa has cut its 14-strong squadron by six. Singapore Airlines, the second-biggest operator with 19 planes, plans an ominous-sounding “review”.
Struggling operators sometimes convert unwanted passenger jets into cargo planes. But Airbus never launched a freight version of the380, so the conversion would be tricky. No scheduled carrier that flies the aircraft already is keen on more, even at knock-down prices. The first380 to fly, which came into service in 2007, has already been sent to the scrapheap. More are headed that way.
A lot less than when you guys described it as the future of aviation!!!
So sad, I really wanted to fly on one some day.
I was fortunate enough to travel in it... :) Emirates
....slowly getting rid of all my favorite planes....first, Concorde....then, the 747.....now, the 380...seems like we're going backwards...hope to see some new super-sonics at least
Wanna split three ways ICTREH rodmuchet ? Rob can fly us.
Kinda too bad. Amazing plane to fly on. Ahead of its time, and just too big for most airports. Glad I got the chance to ride one.
Send it to Dharavi Mumbai for shelter to the poor people
Not much today
cirium can probably answer that question.
More than an A379?
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It’s worth a lot of money I don’t have
5 post office boxes?
Human is such a wonderful animal can't predict what will need for long time. Within 12 years scraping giant bird then why produce in first place?
RIP
Drop one in my backyard, it would make a nice addition to the house.
European plane manufacturer throwing the double-decker A380, seating for 500, under the..Airbus - Double-decker A380s were once seen as the future of commercial aviation. Now they are being retired in droves
Yep. Should have bought 777s
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