I dare say this is the final nail in the coffin for the a380 for all the world's airlines. It will probably never fly again, anywhere, after Wednesday
Almost certainly long term storage for a couple of years and only back on a few limited routes where the numbers add up if and when it does return.
Probably the final nail for the B737 MAX as well. Why waste billions in patching up a fundamentally flawed design for which future demand has evaporated ? There may have been a case for a solution when the order book was in the thousands, but not any more.
The US government will likely take over Boeing due to its importance to the economy and as a defence supplier. The downturn could be used to develop an all new replacement aircraft.
I agree that the future is now all twins, with A320/B737s being used to the limits of their range and B787s taking over from there. These types are already in existence in significant numbers and economical to operate even though fuel price won’t be much of an issue for a while. High density seating in the narrow bodies and 9 across in the B787 with possibly a couple of rows of business class will be the new norm. Suites and lie flat seats won’t be filling up anytime soon.