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A few A380s still come out of the assembly line. This one is exceptional:
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Emirates is seeking to cancel five of its last eight A380 deliveries, with Airbus pushing back because the planes are already in assembly. Emirates plans to take three more of A380s by March 2021. Any cancellations may result in a penalty of US$70 million per plane.

Lufthansa withdrew an additional A380, which is based in Frankfurt. Future A380 operations will be out of Munich only, and will consist of seven superjumbos.
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Abu Dhabi's Etihad considers future without A380, A350 jets - sources

DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is planning to lay off 1,200 employees as it considers permanently grounding its Airbus (AIR.PA) A380s and never operating the A350s it has ordered, company and industry sources said. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-healt ... KKBN22X1ZK
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sn26567 wrote: 24 Apr 2020, 12:08 A few A380s still come out of the assembly line. This one is exceptional:

ANA All Nippon Airways has delayed delivery of the last of its three A380s, which was intended for its Tokyo Narita to Honolulu route, amid a decline in travel demand.

Etihad says it has no plans to ditch its A380s and remains “committed to the delivery” of the A350-1000s, although “the global network” is under review.
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About the delay of the ANA 380. I assume that’s the oranje one?
Someone knows where it’s parked?

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Emirates to retire its first A380, with serial 013, in Dubai in an all-white paint scheme, awaiting its fate.
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Qantas is considering moving some of its A380s into long-term storage in the Californian desert ahead of a possible early retirement for the superjumbos.
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Airbus prepares to build the last A380, as the final convoy of outsize parts for the world’s largest airliner crawled towards the assembly plant in Toulouse, southwest France.
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Lufthansa A380s will remain mothballed until 2022, and they will only be brought back if demand returns.
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Qatar Airways removes A380 schedule entirely from 15 June 2021, which is subject to change.
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sn26567 wrote: 15 Jul 2020, 17:41 Qatar Airways removes A380 schedule entirely from 15 June 2021, which is subject to change.
Opposite decision: Emirates plans to keep its A380s in use as long as possible, at least another 10 years.
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Lufthansa will decide later in Q3 on what to do with the 8 A380s it has parked. Early phase out is an option. Six have been permanently retired already and will returned to Airbus.
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Etihad plans to continue operating its the ten A380s as there is no discussion about grounding the aircraft permanently.
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British Airways appears to be granting its fleet of giant A380 jets a stay of execution following the superjumbos’ grounding amid the pandemic. Some A380s are now headed in for maintenance.
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Airbus has completed the initial assembly on the last ever A380. For ... Emirates!
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Qatar Airways does not expect to use its A380s for at least the next two years, longer than a previous projection for the superjumbos to possibly return to service in 2021.
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Emirates does not expect all its A380s to be flying until late 2021 or early 2022, as demand returns slowly.
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Thai Airways International has put up two Airbus A380s (MSN 125 and 131) on offer, as part of what it calls "a market survey to find potential buyers for the items listed in accordance with THAI’s business plan under the reorganisation proceeding."
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Emirates expects two more A380s in 2021, after three deliveries in December 2020, while the last three are due in 2022, two in April, and one in May. The carrier has no plans to sell them, and is studying the conversion of some for all-cargo operations.
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Qatar Airways plans to operate half of its fleet of ten A380s once they return to service.
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