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Posited elsewhere, perhaps this is a realisation that the relative reliance on reduced supply of hydrocarbon based fuel will mean that fuel consumes ever increasing percentages of hourly operating cost.
Except oil is
cheaper now vs. when the A380 entered service in 2007.
In 2007, Brent crude averaged $72/barrel ($89/barrel inflation adjusted). These days Brent sells for around $66/barrel, and likely trending even lower since futures contracts for next year deliveries are below $60/barrel.