A Qantas Airbus A380 Is Now Being Scrapped In Victorville
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2022
- The pandemic saw an accelerated decline for the Airbus A380, with several airlines storing and even retiring their fleet of superjumbos during the height of the health crisis. Qantas was one of those airlines, having sent its fleet to desert storage in the United States. The carrier always said the A380 would come back, and it has. But for two of the giants, the pandemic has ended in a rather unceremonious manner…
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I know the 747 is a much more iconic aircraft type than the A380, but it's still really saddening to see such a young plane getting scrapped. I just hope the remaining A380s get to live on for a few more years.
@@nigelmarvin1387 becuase the a380 has no cultural significance I don't think that an a380 will get retained after the last flight.
@@fortissimo6210 what are you taslking about, of course it has significance, it's the most comfortable airliner in the world to fly on
@@ant2312 have you travelled on every single airliner in the world?
From whenever qantus do marketing. Their major planes always seemed to be the 787 and the 747. I wasn't talking about comfort otherwise do many concords wouldn't have been preserved
@@fortissimo6210 Yes it has, it's record breaking aircraft and one of the prettiest, too. Crasheing and its shilled-for-money ugly trash belongs in garbage bin, it's not significant at all.
@@KuK137 first of all stop being childish. Secondly sure it's record breaking however tell me how many a380's there are in the world. I can tell you that there are more a380's than an 225's and 125's
Both of which are a similar size. The a380 is still modern. But the internals are from the 90's. I see no reason why qantus would want to preserve their examples. However for British airways and air France. I could see a reason to preserve the type bchause both countries were involved in the manafacturing where as qantus bought them for extra capacity.
While I'm happy that they've kept 10 in service it's still sad to see these two get scrapped.
🥰 😞
Not sad to see a useless whale benched. Good riddance! 👍👍
Agree
The two that were never retrofitted with the newest cabin.
13 years old is still pretty young for a aircraft. Unfortunately there's really no other options...can't sell it, too expensive to operate, and storage fees have to be astronomical. Love to see one converted into a freighter, but for now seems like the wisest decision. The ones remaining will need parts eventually and possibly sell some parts to other carriers....
Just an FYI Because of the A380's design, they are not able to be converted to freighters. So, as each one is retired, it will go to the scrap yard.
The A380 wasn't designed with freighter in mind, which was an oversight in Airbus' part. That is why most retired A380s scrapped or being stored around in storage
@@naufalnim I always thought that was weird about Airbus. To me it looks like freighters is never a foresight. A330s came later, Some A340s are being converted, a lot of A300 were converted, A380s I believe 2 were made as combi's. I was really surprised they had a A350F in mind already, smart on their part..
It’s actually TOO big to be fully utilised as a freighter apart from the previous mention of not being designed as one. It would simply be too heavy for the engines and frame if it was fully loaded on both levels. As such given your can’t use nearly all its space, much better off with the 747 800.
@@foxxster3565 That makes sense!! I had never thought about it from that perspective!!
I'm surprised VH-OQA wasn't one of the first to be scrapped. It was the aircraft involved in the QF32 incident. After it's repair the weight of the plane was increased making it the A380 with shortest range. I wonder why they kept it in storage in favor of the other two airframes.
On another note, I'm very excited to see more A380s coming into Heathrow!
Lower flying hours I suspect
I wonder this too!
Timing of maintenance
Maybe they've already spent too much on this one to be written off so early
There's murmurs of VH-OQA "Nancy-Bird Walton" will be retired to HARS or The Qantas founders museum when the time comes. Fingers crossed.
I was almost scrapped at 13 for being an extraordinary troublemaker, so I can pretty much feel the pain. The struggle is real man!
Know that feeling!
Good move. As an Aussie I have been disappointed at the quality of service and cleanliness of Qantas aircraft. I have moved to Thai Airways, Malayasian, Taipai and even Qatar (the later, no so crash hot). Basically any flight other than a QF as most times they are cheaper.
Just an update. In addition to SYD-LAX, Qantas has also resumed the A380 on MEL-LAX.
I did 6 trips on A380 from Aus to LA very smooth and spacious .I hope they keep flying a great plane. 👍 AJ
As everyone has said already, no other plane gives comfort and space to travellers like the A380, love flying in them. I hope we get to fly these for the next 2 decades. I'm so worried about these tiny planes returning for long haul service, not going to be pleasant flying in them..
How very sad. When we fly East, particularly to Australia and New Zealand, we always look for the A380 as far as possible as it is the quietest and most comfortable aircraft in commercial aviation, followed by the A350.
Comfortable?? You have no idea of what comfort is. In ANY Airrubbish the parasite noises are so loud that you cant even sleep.
@@NS-ex6cm give me a break. I loved the 747 for it's history, but the A380 is far quieter and more comfortable.
@@NS-ex6cm you sound like my brother in law who was a 747 captain. The only positive thing he could say about the A380 was they got the wings right. I had my best long haul flight ever on an 380 SYD to LAX .
@@NS-ex6cm not sure what you're smoking but I've yet to fly a more comfortable and stable airliner than the A380. Shame that they won't be around for too long, but they will definitely be missed.
@@theharper1 747 are loud because it’s old. It’s more of a matter of age. Newer planes, including A380 tend to be quieter than older ones both in terms of engine and the improved soundproofing of cabin
Sad to see this happening. Hopefully they won’t live to regret this move as the aviation sector moves up a gear.
I would always book a flight on a 380 over a 777/ 350 purely for comfort.
I don't think they will regret it. Jumbos are limited to the number of airports they can serve and as for comfort, it exists up stairs, I flew on one. The lower level is your typical cattle car.
Think the savings in costs will outweigh any regret. Give it 5 more years at best and the rest will be in the scrap yard simply due to costs and limits of the aircraft.
What was your impression of the two comparatively?
I've never flown on either.
@@cluelessbeekeeping1322 I have flown on both. If you are talikng about comfort, the seat arraingement depends on the airline, not the plane. The big difference I have been told is that up stairs on the A380 is really nice.
I traveled Qantas to Los Angeles from Melbourne on the QF93 in business class in May on a Dreamliner, and home via Sydney on the QF12 (A380) in First class, exceptionally happy with the service on both flights and would be equally happy flying either up the pointy end.😊🇦🇺👍✈️
It was such a waste in initial development costs and then to see the aircraft scrapped after just 13 years . A salutatory tale .
The A380 in my opinion will remain as the best ever aircraft to fly on for comfort & overall experience, so very sad to see any taken out of service.
You've obvioulsy never flown on an L-1011.
That comfort was expected back in the day.
The airplane itself is a dinosaur already and they didn't produce that many.
Bottom line it is an unsuccessful airplane unlike the 747.
Facts
Didn't mind flying in the A380. Always found it pretty smooth flying, even in heavy turbulence and relatively quiet, especially the upper deck. Can understand the reason for scrapping 2 of their A380's given that Airbus built the last A380 last year, so spare parts will be at a premium, especially if they are to continue flying the rest of the their A380 fleet until they are eventually replaced by the A350-1000.
A380. I travelled from dxb to Beijing. What a beautiful aircraft. Huge.sad to see them retiring.
I will always remember flying on an inaugural…it was special, if only just a fly-by between LAX-SFO for special friends.
My first commercial flight on the aircraft QF 380 took off next to a QF 747 from LAX, and after take-off the pilot could not stop talking about the better performance of his aircraft during take-off…shorter runway needed, slower speed needed, and other stuff.
Of course the 747 crew will be in their hotels enjoying their time off before the A380 eventually lumbers to its destination. As for the take off, approach and landing speeds- there's not a lot in it. Certainly it appears that the 747 is better in hot and high situations.
They're both good aircraft, but you need to consider how their respective introduction defined an era in aviation. I remember the first 747 flights- they were something to see, completely different to anything else on offer. Aside from Concord, a flight in a 747 was the highest you'd get in aviation and many airlines charged a premium for it. The A380 was still technologically advanced, but it didn't define an era of aviation in the same way. That's why they've barely lasted a decade and a half whereas the 747 has been in production before the European union's political project- airbus- was even formed.
@@derekstuart5234 Thanks Derek, nice to connect.
Agreed with you on all points.
I will say that QF said they got a premium when the A380 was introduced, and that would be understandable.
As much as I think the 747 will always be Queen of the Skies, I don’t want to deny the accolades that the 380 has earned.
I remember the 1st time I took my brother to Europe on a VS 747, he had a notebook, and spent almost the entire flight writing about the 747. No other airplane can do that…and that’s what has made it Queen of the Skies.
Sad to hear about this.. I love the A380 and I’m so glad it was built even if it was a financial failure. Sometimes the best things produced are not commercially successful, but they sure do raise the human spirit of perseverance and achievement. I only flew on a Qantas A380 once, but it was very special. Great airline and an awesome aircraft. Every time I fly on the big bird it’s a special treat.
well said
Now I think I might start saving up for a holiday just in case I don't ever get to fly on one of these planes.
Airbus' superjumbo came out 20 years too late. It's sad to see them being parted out.
Personally, I found traveling in a full deck economy section in the Qantas A380 to be very uncomfortable on the Melbourne to LA route. You are packed in like sardines and the ratio of people to amenities [toilets] is bad also. Our trips in the earlier 747s were far better. So I won't be sad to see the aircraft being retired but all that won't matter as I do not intend to travel with Qantas ever again due to the absolutely shocking customer service we received trying to sort out a booking problem prior to our trip.
Former Boeing here... Wow, it makes sense. Pack em tight as possible to pay for overpriced super jumbo. And the trip from Melbourne and LA is super long anyway... what 14 hours or more?
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A380 is my favourite I hope people keep them!
Victorville - I once stopped there for an In-n-out Burger on the way to Las Vegas. It certainly looks like the sort of place where people, planes, hopes and dreams are scrapped.
Wow, hard to believe these are already being scrapped.
I travelled on this plane several times and really loved it. Shame to see it getting broken up.
I only shed a tear when the 747s are scrapped.
same as I wont when you get scrapped
I really hope I get onboard the 747 and the A380 one day in the future
This looks like a well thought out business decision to me (post COVID). All those “newish” spare parts sounds like a reasonable idea for the slightly downsized fleet💡.
Could have done the same thing by buying out the Singapore airlines a380's.
@@carisi2k11 Why would you buy another plane for parts when the fleet you have is already too big? Besides, all the components are already on the paper trail inventory, the history of each component is known, the interior configuration is identical to the remaining fleet and the airframe is probably due for an expensive heavy maintenance check so there is a huge saving.
Just flew on the 380, really nice ride. Shame they are being retired so quick.
Well whilst it sad to see them go it’s understandable given current economic situation Also worthwhile if Qantas gets to keep the parts from scrapping
3:22. “It won’t be long before the almighty superjumbo A380s are eternally retired”: Good 👍 analogy, ‘Simple Flying’! I like 👍 it!!!!
Damn heart breaking.
Sad news as a QF employee I missed the A380
A380 arrived 30-40 years too late; four engine jets are a thing of the past........this jetliner was obsolete when the first one rolled off the assembly line.
Flown the A380 many times.
UK Bangkok ! 👏👏
It only seems like yesterday the 380 was commissioned to fly. And only 13 years?
Keep them all ,we love them ❤️ ♥️
I flew VH-OQF from HKG to SYD on 23 Jan 2020. So sad to see her being scrapped.
Eve.n though it is one of the most carrismatic jetliner Qantas probably should have ordered the Boeing 777-300er instead.
777-300s are awful to fly on in economy
So sad to see these relatively young 380s being scrapped, with the surge in long haul demand perhaps Qantas have been somewhat premature in reducing fleet numbers. I hope that BA will soon increase their operations of the 380, they are extremely popular with passengers and need to be around for many years, I am surprised that Lufthansa have totally given up on the type, however nothing surprising about Air France.
The 380 is worth many thousands more in spares surprised one hasn't been highjacked yet like others.
I'm not much of an airbus fan I prefer Boeings but I still hope they at least save one of these beautiful aircraft to put in a museum such as the QANTAS Founder's Museum in Longreach I think that is a much more dignified end to such a magnificent beast
It is quite sad the 2 A380s are being scraped
Very sad news. At least I got to fly on VH-OQE (Lawrence Hargrave). Pity I'll never fly VH-OQF ☹️
These people should have bought 777's when they had the chance. Dixon [the worst CEO imaginable] didn't do it when he had the chance.
Filling these 380 monstrosities was never going to really be sustainable.
@Joseph Lucas The same reason Uber drivers rarely show up in a stretched limo.
Early A380 airframes were and are prone to cracks in the wings. Both of these Quantas planes would be in this group and the decision was likeky made to have them available for parts (since they aren't making them anymore) rather than the expense of constantly inspecting and possibly repairing these older models. They may have developed more cracks in storage that could have also led to the decision to mothball them for parts
*ribs, and that's been taken care of.
@@cluelessbeekeeping1322 in newer airframes yes, it has been fixed, but its still a problem that requires regular inspections and possible repairs if it occurs in the first group of planes ( the first dozen or so, If I recall the article correctly).
great video . Can you make a video onto the possible reintroduction of A380 in lufthansa's fleet , pls
We'll still have 20 plus more years of the queen variations flying around.
Like the 747, the A380 really is a marvel of engineering.
Shame Airbus didn't bother to check whether such an aircraft would be economical. That's why Boeing never built a super jumbo, they actually do market research.
I love how they're trying to blame covid for the airplane not being economical
@@kdrapertrucker especially when they were being parked before covid
This is not a problem, Qantas are only scrapping there heavier weight aircraft the same as SIA scrapped early versions of the plane. There later aircraft are more efficient. The early versions or the A380 are heavy and don't have the weight saving modifications that later versions have therefore don't meet the range spec.
The aircraft being scrapped is OQF, which is one of the later aircraft. OQA to OQD are pre-mod aircraft. None of the A380s are fuel efficient. Big four engined aircraft are dinosaurs and are being phased out. Qantas has wanted to get rid of all their 380’s since we got them.
Hi there. I am a first time viewer. I'm not into airplanes mostly & especially Trains & Buses. But this caught my attention. Sad to see these planes scrapped so young. I work in a hobby shop & slightly familiar with the AIRBUS Hogan is popular with them. My favorite no contest is The CONCORDE SST. I had opportunity to see them take off & fly over from KENNEDY AIRPORT in NEW YORK TWICE on separate occasions to FAR ROCKAWAY , QUEENS. I was on a Subway excursion train from the NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT MUSEUM. At one time they had tours of LAGUARDIA & KENNEDY airports in times past. As for this mighty Aircraft what a bummer, always losses never gain. But as I say to felllow railroaders keep them alive in your models. Incidentally A freight train was bringing in parts of an aircraft which model series ? 🤔 The wings, fuselage it was quite interesting to watch that on video. In fact I'm noticing a lot of this in the model train market as well & has been featured on club layouts. It would be an honor to have scale models of this in its entirety, original condition or riding on the freight lines of these interesting parts. Wow this is a mighty big aircraft! 😱 ✈🛫🛬
IRC u can find answers what train and truck deliver parts in National Geographic superstuctires a380.
What background sound is this ??
I remember when the A380 was announced, I was surprised that Boeing wasn't following suit or developing their exciting flying-wing concept further. Their prediction that massive passenger jets like the A380 would not be profitable long-term seemed short-sighted to me. But they were right!
Yep, instead of further engaging in the plane size wars, Boeing decided to step back and instead come out with the modest, but efficient 787 which ended up selling like hotcakes
You'll eventually see numerous Emirates AC scrapped for the same reason.
EK have scrapped a few but their business model depends on it, so their fleet will remain large for many years to come.
Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 17 Jun 22.
Really sad to hear this news. It is my preferred aircraft on the QF1/QF2 route of all time. I am travelling on a QF2 A380 in September, my first time since the pandemic and I am looking forward to the new Business Class seats, which understand have been installed.
Hopefully the operation is running smoother for you by then. I believe all currently operating 380’s have the new Thompson Business seats. If you’re tall, I’m sorry.
These machine will serve as a perfect test bed for the next generation of power plants to be tested on it just as the ge90 was tested on a 747
Never was a major fan of the 380, that said its always a sad day when a plane is torn apart. I still think of them as she's.
As an Aussie with ties to the UK, i actively seek an A380 - have you tried it..? super spacious regardless of which class you travel, super comfortable - all that mass damps any turbulence. Sadly economics means the world with only order large twin jets, but do you see how they pack the passengers into the 787s, 777s and A350s? Id pay a $200-$500 premium for the spacious A380 anyday - Emirates gets it - and i suggest you get it before you;re sardined into widebody twin - i reckon we have 10 years with qantas and 15 with Emirates - enjoy!
It’s too hard to fill up. That’s why the twins now dominate. Can’t wait to fly in a 787 and 777 and of course A-350-1000.
I agree with you fully, having flown A380 to UK and at present in Singapore on way back from the UK, we will only fly Emirates A380 in the future, much more space and less turbulence! We flew Singapore A350 because we wanted to stop over, but it will be Dubai for the stopover next time! By the way we will only fly Airbus as I worked at Broughton making the wings, and don’t trust the integrity of Boeing as far as I could through them!
Just went to the UK and back on 787s with Qantas and BA - very nice. I liked the A380 trips I did with Qantas and Emirate's pre-Covid but was pleasantly surprised with QF9 from Perth to Heathrow. Can't wait for the A350s and the one landing to Europe.
A-10s from George AFB used to hunt our OPFOR tanks at Ft. Irwin back in the 80s. good times.
Man is it hard to believe that after just 13 years these Super Jumbos are being scrapped. Most of us imaged we’d probably see them flying for 30 years when they first hit the sky.
I wish I still lived there to see all the aircraft being stored.
Damn shame given their age, but atleast they'll not go completely to waste.
This air plane failed badly
I have a model of VH-OQF, was pretty sad to find out this news.
Very heart breaking to say the least !
Qantas had retrofitted three of the six A380s before the pandemic. Three were being retrofitted as it hit. These two being scrapped were never retrofitted.
I wish I could see one in person
a380 was a hugely expensive mistake
When I worked for Qantas in the late 90s some brilliant bean counters had the great idea to sell off all our spare parts because they thought having millions of dollars worth of parts just sitting around in storage was a bad idea...except when we needed to order parts for a aircraft and the only thing we got was a message saying 'Nil Stock', which resulted in us having to cannibalize another aircraft for parts, then cannibalize another aircraft to fix that one...and so on...and so on!
This constant cannibalization of parts lead to at least one major stuff up when a line maintenance engineer came to the hangars to remove the dump valve from a 747 toilet waste tanks...without draining the tanks first.
This resulted in about 400 liters of poo flooding the planes aft cargo bay.
That plane never smelled quite right ever again! 😂
Hopefully they learnt their lesson and will keep some parts on hand.
Bean counters don't care about the human cost of laid off aircrews either. For them, it's all about cost-cutting and cashflow.
Silly John. Bean Counters NEVER learn any lessons! ;-)
Only 13 years in service??? Jeez!
Soon every aircraft will look the same, featuring two engines, no double decks. The days of seeing Queens in the sky or Tri-Star aircraft will soon be over.
Its sonsad to see A380 being scrabed on its early stage while 747 is still in service
Having told us that the ones to be scrapped are the 5th and 6th of QFs A380s, it leaves open the question as to why it is those airframes that are being scrapped. Are they nearest the next C-check? Do they use more fuel? Have they had more repairs done? Have their engines come near to then end of their working lives? Perhaps the first one has less cycles because it was under repair for a year after Champion de Crespingny's heroics? Just curious.
I expect maintenance schedules have something to do with it, yes. As well as that, VH-OQF was one of five main candidates which all had the old seating layout, whereas seven have been upgraded to the new layout. OQA, OQC, OQE and OQL are the other aircraft with the old arrangement, and I believe OQL has already been ferried for upgrade, and they said they wouldn’t scrap their first A380, OQA (which had the incident).
When a young heavy airliner goes to the scrapping yard. They most likely discovered some cracks in the Spar. Surprising that Airbus didn’t consider future plans to convert it to a Freighter?
There have been quite a few scrapped, it isn't airframe, it's costs to operate, store, and limits on where they can fly. 380s have been going through the scrap yards since at least 2021. They can't convert it into a freighter for a couple of reasons, one being how they have the decks designed (the mid floor is structural), and we also go back to it is limited to where it can fly due to size. Millions spent globally just to allow them into the few airports they can go to now... It would be even more to rebuild cargo ramps to take the weight of one. (Not to mention it's MTOW would make it less viable as a freighter anyway).
It will be interesting to learn why these two aircraft were chosen for scrap. Maybe they have underlying maintenance issues or gremlins in their systems?
I'm sure there must be a reason they chose these two. Maybe they have the most hours/cycles or have been the least profitable.
@@juliogonzo2718 They have lest economical still in fleet heavier than standard after incydent.
@@mateuszzimon8216 ahh they had repairs that made them heavier? That makes sense as weight = more fuel burn and less payload and profit
@@juliogonzo2718 Yes but they keep that plane in fleet, (VP-OQA)
A practical decision to scrap perhaps, but still sad to see these beautiful air giants go. :-(
I worked 30 years in the commercial and private jet maintenance industries and this is very common place. Depending on the availability of spare parts and rotable inventories many aircraft can be worth far more disassembled than they are in one piece. The hair bus is charging too much money or does not keep a great deal of inventory then this will always happen.
It's so sad to see aircraft that were built to last 20 to 30 years in active service. But sadly huge aircraft of this type. The 747 family only lasted so long, because they had the airlines to build them for. But due to fuel economics, these 4 engine giants are a foregone era. Now it's the twin engined aircraft that will endure a long lifespan. The A-380 came too late unfortunately.
Other side of that coin is if Emirates didn't bankroll the A380 it would be speck on aviation history.
Alternate history sees the 747-8 take up the Emirates fleet and continue with the A380 never making it into production.
U also forgot about possible conversion, they can't be converted to cargo. 747-8i don't make great numbers 47 (pax) 108 (cargo). But when we started giving stops raining like 5h to twins we destroyed quad's
I live close to the Airbus factory in Broughton Flintshire where the A380 wings are made,
there are still daily flights of wings going out, but not as many as in pre pandemic times.
The A380 is just too large for most routes, and with airports in the UK have staffing problems
the last thing you want is more passengers than they can cope with.
Still sad to hear of A380's broken up for spares with plenty of flying time left on them.
IRC all airframes are complete, body in white state. Idk it's possible they make another wings like a320neo or a350 composite wings
If there is no foreseeable requirement for the aircraft the alternative to parting it out is the scrap heap. Much better to recover as many valuable spares as they can.
They never just scrap a plane without retrieving usable parts.
This is being done to maintain the fleet at QF's LAX maintenance facility.
The 747 seems a much better and practical air freighter than the 380.
I think the A380 cannibalizing program is essential. I was already hoping this before you first said it.
What is the average total time on the airframe for these A380s? Which airlines has the lowest hours on their A380s and which airlines has the highest hours on their fleet of A380s. What is the average cost of a used A380?
The a380 will need parts later since there’s no more production of the fleet
Anyone know why they're scrapping these newer ones as opposed to the older (1st/2nd delivered) ones? I thought logic would suggest you scrap oldest to newest? Or maybe they have different flight hours?
engine operating hours since last overhaul would be the biggest factor
I Really Hope More Qantas A380 back 🥺
I would love to know how much a totally stripped 747 front fuselage would be severed just forward of the wings? Dead serious I need one in my backyard.
Interesting fact:
I flew with KLM 747-200 PH-BUM from Amsterdam to Mumbai, also called Charles E. Kingsford Smith. Also scrapped.
13 years is a very short service life. Wonder if they recouped their costs over that time ?
I'm aware of the issues with the A380 cargo density, but with the demise of the AN-225 I'm surprised noone is proposing an oversize cargo conversion by finding a way to remove the top deck.
I sure would've preferred an A380 instead of the A330 we had on our LAX to BNE flight last weekend. The A330 just feels cramped.
Im not ready to say goodbye to the A380
Sad to see the demise of one of the most comfortable aircraft in the sky, I've flown on BA 747-200's 747-400's and Emirate A380's as staff standby PAX.
I can boast DC3, Fokker F27 & 50, 100, Lockheed Electra & Viscount as planes I've been lucky enough to have travelled in.
I'm guessing you probably weren't in cattle class. I have never seen comfortable coach class seating anywhere. Closest I have come to that is paying extra for the emergency exit row (110% worth paying for on an economy airline if you are long legged)
Sad to see that two Qantas A380s are retired already. I far prefer the A380 to the noisy and cramped 747. My next preferred aircraft after the 380 is the A330. Although I've not yet flown on a 787.
Heartbreaking to see best passenger plane of this century getting rejected. 380 is the best plane in terms of comfort with no back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain,joints pain and all kinds of pain.
It won't be missed over here
Pain
Where's the video or pics of it being scrapped?
My deep analysis reveal at least 36 A380s are retired and some of them are scrapped
4 Singapore Airlines (2018 + 2 (2021)
10 Air France (1 retired few months before covid)
14 Lufthansa (6 A380s sold back to Airbus. Lufthansa confirmed the retirement of the entire A380 fleet back in April 1st 2022, however might reconsider this if a spike in demand and further delays of the Boeing 777X occur.)
1 Hifly
2 Emirates
2 China Southern Airlines (February 2022)
1 Qantas (June 2022)
Honestly I love 380 very comfortable better than Jambo 747 or 777 Boeing
380 airbus travel on long route NY and Dubai so easy to travel sad when I heard they scrap A380 the best airplane