Originally Posted by
mickjoebill
What size of reduction in fuel costs would give a380 a new lease of life?
Given global warming and calls in Australia to have its own fire fighting fleet, is life as a water bomber feasible? What is its payload if loaded with only, let’s say, 4 hours of fuel?
mjb
A reduction in fuel cost would help the entire aviation fleet just not the A380 so nothing would be gained. The maximum A380 payload irrespective of fuel load is just over 80 tonnes.