Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Qantas is retiring its A380s. Is it time to say goodbye to the
superjumbo?
In general, the larger the aircraft, the more space and comfort for
passengers. Debuted in 2003 and last produced in 2021, the Airbus A380 is a
fully double-decked, wide-body passenger aircraft. The four-engine superjumbo
can carry as many as 500 to 800 passengers, depending on the seat configuration, for
over 17 hours to cover a 14,000 km leg, such as Dubai to Auckland, New Zealand,
and Dallas/Fort Worth to Sydney. The superjumbo offers a stabler, quieter, and
spacier cabin, providing comfort for long-haul flights to passengers. Of the 171
planes still in service today, Emirates, UAE’s flag carrier, owns 116. Qantas,
Australia’s flag carrier, operates 10 but has announced that it will start retiring
them from 2028, four years earlier than the original schedule, and other
airlines with small A380 fleets are also planning earlier retirements of the
aircraft when they receive replacements, Boeing’s 777X and Airbus A350. Why?
Read the article and learn why the superjumbo is going to be replaced
by smaller aircraft.
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