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Old 19th Mar 2020, 09:57
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Buster Hyman

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Originally Posted by f1yhigh
I guess this could be the end of the 747s then. What about the A380s? Will they be economical once this blows over? I wonder what the likes of EK will do with all those A380s.
For the passenger variant, very likely. I don't think the A380's were economical before the virus, but others would know the answer to that better than me.

I think EK are committed to the aircraft & are probably able to play the long game 'economically' better than most carriers. This crisis will pass but the recovery will take years. It'll be a very different landscape on the other side.

I wonder how many 'legacy' carriers will survive.
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