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Category Archives: A380

A380China Southern

China Southern Prepares To Retire A380 Fleet

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 5, 2022November 5, 2022 6 Comments

China Southern appears poised to retire its fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets this weekend, marking another carrier to remove this aircraft from service. China Southern Pulls Remaining A380 From Schedule – Is This The End? While never a...

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A380emirates

As A380 Retreats From Global Stage, Emirates CEO Celebrates

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 9, 2021November 8, 2021 3 Comments
Emirates CEO A380 Future

Emirates CEO Sir Tim Clark is celebrating the demise of the A380…at other carriers. Meanwhile, Emirates plans to continue to restore A380 service as it sees a unique window of higher fares driven by the reluctance of other carriers...

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A380British AirwaysSingapore Airlines

A380 Returns: Catch The Largest Plane On Shortest Routes

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 20, 2021October 19, 2021 6 Comments
A380 Shorthaul

November 2021 will be a unique month for the Airbus A380, as it operates a number of shorthaul routes in both Europe and Asia before returning to longhaul flying later in the month. This marks an exciting time for...

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A380Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines A380 Will Return To Skies Next Month!

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 14, 2021October 14, 2021 5 Comments
Singapore Airlines A380 Service

As Singapore relaxes its borders, Singapore Airlines is bringing back its flagship A380 into service next month. Singapore Airlines Will Return A380 To Service Grounded since the pandemic began, the Airbus A380 features Singapore’s flagship suites and carries up...

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A380Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Announces Surprise Return Of Airbus A380

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 29, 2021September 30, 2021 11 Comments
Qatar Airways A380 Return

Qatar Airways has announced plans to bring back its Airbus A380 into service despite earlier statements suggesting there was no future for the superjumbo jet. Qatar Airways To Reactivate A380 This Autumn Speaking to Executive Traveler, Qatar Airways CEO...

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A380Lufthansa

New Lufthansa Aircraft Order Assures Death Of A380

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 4, 2021May 4, 2021 8 Comments
Lufthansa A380neo order

I’ve been secretly holding out hope that sufficient demand will return such that Lufthansa, against all odds, will be bring back the A380 into service. But with its latest aircraft order, that possibility becomes even more unlikely. Lufthansa Orders...

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A380Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways CEO: “There Is No Future For A380”

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021 15 Comments

Sam Chui recently sat down with H.E. Akbar Al Baker, the CEO of Qatar Airways. The interview touched on many topics, but discussion on the future of the A380 caught my attention. Al Baker is clear: he sees no...

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A380

The Airbus A380 With 966 Seats Onboard…

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020 65 Comments
A380 All-Economy Stretch

Could an all-economy configuration of the Airbus A380 with nearly 1,000 passengers saved the program? Or is the concept of a 966-seat jet aircraft the stuff nightmares are made of? The All-Economy Stretch A380 With 966 Seats Onboard Andreas...

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A380AirbusCoronavirus

The Airbus A380, Another Coronavirus Fatality

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 24, 2020September 13, 2021 8 Comments
Emirates A380 Crash

One of the many ways our travel lives will change going forward is the loss of the Airbus A380 Super Jumbo Jet, all but killed off by coronavirus. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...

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A380Lufthansa

Lufthansa A380 Operations Won’t Return To Frankfurt

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 22, 2020 4 Comments

Lufthansa has retired seven of its 14 Airbus A380 aircraft in response to COVID-19. Now the carrier has revealed that the A380 will not return to Frankfurt. Lufthansa Faces Same A380 Issues As Other Carriers Carriers around the world...

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A380Air France

Why The Air France A380 Retirement Pains Me…

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 21, 2020May 21, 2020 13 Comments
Air France A380 Regret

As expected, Air France has accelerated its A380 retirement and will be come the first airline to wholly retire its A380 fleet. That’s sad news in general, but particularly sad news for me. Let me concede at the outset...

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A380emiratesNews

Even Emirates May Ground A380 Fleet

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 19, 2020March 19, 2020 3 Comments

When it comes to Airbus A380 operators, there are many airlines. Then there is Emirates, the outlier with over 100 in its fleet. But even Emirates is mulling the grounding of its A380s. Already, we’ve seen Lufthansa, Air France,...

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A380

Own A Piece Of The First Airbus A380

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 19, 2020February 19, 2020 12 Comments
First A380 Tag

Singapore Airlines was the launch customer of the Airbus A380. It also was the first airline to retire an A380. Now you can own a piece of that original aircraft. The A380 is nearly 14 years old. Its maiden...

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A380Air France

The Grim Future Of The A380

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 3, 2020February 3, 2020 8 Comments
A380 Future

We know Airbus is stopping A380 production. We also know that airlines are accelerating the retirement of them. But unlike past airframes, there appears to be absolutely no secondary market for them. A Grim Future For A380 Leaseholders I’ve...

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A380Air Franceemirates

Even A Fancy Onboard Shower Or Bar Would Not Have Saved Air France A380

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 18, 2019 8 Comments
Why Air France A380 Failed

Sir Tim Clark, the President of Emirates, argues that other carriers like Air France blew their chance with the Airbus A380. He’s not wrong, but the reality is a bit more complicated. Sitting down with AirlineRatings, Clark was asked...

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A380Air France

Six Reasons Air France Is Retiring A380

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 6, 2019August 6, 2019 12 Comments
Air France A380 Problems

Air France will retire its Airbus A380 fleet ahead of schedule for at least six unique reasons. In a wide-ranging interview with Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith, Skift’s Brian Sumers brought up Air France’s recent decision to retire the...

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A380Air FranceNews

Air France A380 Retirement Is Hardly A Surprise

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 31, 2019July 31, 2019 6 Comments

As I predicted, Air France will not bother to retrofit its A380 fleet, but instead retire it by 2022. The writing was on the wall. Last November, Air France announced it would return half of its A380 fleet rather...

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A380ANAAward Travel

ANA A380 Business + First Class Award Space Available

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 5, 2019July 4, 2019 5 Comments
ANA A380 Award Space

ANA is finally releasing some saver award space to Star Alliance partners for its new A380 service between Honolulu and Tokyo Narita. It was always only a matter for time. From the start, the airline said that it would,...

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A380Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Accelerates A380 Retirement

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 24, 2019June 24, 2019 17 Comments
Qatar A380 Retirement

Qatar Airways plans to retire its A380 fleet earlier than planned, joining a number of other airlines which do not see a long-term place for the Airbus superjumbo jet. Never one to beat around the bush, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar...

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A380Air FranceNews

Air France May Retire A380 Even Earlier

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 22, 2019June 22, 2019 12 Comments
Air France Retrofit A380

Air France may not bother to upgrade its outdated premium cabins seats on the A380. The exorbitant price tag is difficult to justify. But that creates a serious problem for the carrier’s five-year plan and may lead to an...

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