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Air France was the first airline to completely remove the A380 from its fleet, followed closely by Malaysia Airlines and Thai Airways. This particular aircraft was involved in the Air France Flight 066 accident in 2017 Thai Airways was the shortest operator of the A380, only operating the type for 7 years
A380-843F NA Trent 977-84 Rolls-Royce 359.33 kN / 80,781 lb 29 October 2004 4 December 2006 NA Trent 977B-84 Rolls-Royce 372.92 kN / 83,835 lb 29 October 2004 4 December 2006 A380-861 14 December 2007 GP7270 Engine Alliance: 322.44 kN / 74,735 lb 19 April 2007 29 December 2005 A380-863F NA GP7277 Engine Alliance 357.15 kN / 80,290 lb
The flight carried 242 passengers home after the Lunar New Year. Previously, passengers travelling between the mainland and Taiwan had to transit through a third port such as Hong Kong or Macau . [ 47 ] [ 48 ] Within three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists [ 49 ] again landed in Taipei . [ 50 ]
The airline said it will un-retire some or all of its eight A380s by 2023 because of rising customer demand and delayed delivery of new planes.
Reports of the super jumbo jet’s demise have proved premature, with dozens of new routes being launched
Singapore Airlines is set to operate the shortest Airbus A380 flight in service on a mere 60-minute hop between Singapore and Malaysia.
Global Airlines' first Airbus A380 was formerly operated by China Southern Airlines. It arrived at Glasgow Prestwick Airport for storage in May 2024 before being ferried to Dresden for maintenance in October of the same year. The aircraft previously referred to as its first was formerly operated by Singapore Airlines and HiFly. [3]
Airbus is nearing a decision to axe production of the world's largest airliner and may give an update with full-year earnings on Feb. 14, industry sources and analysts said. The fate of the A380 ...