A380n(e)o
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A380 per seat cost may be cheap but per trip cost way too high for many airlines.
Of course STC always claimed it is a money maker, depends on which money he is talking about. With the uncanny ability to produce stats and white papers, anything coming out of EK PR need to be taken with a sack of salt.
STC likes it because it allows him to dump capacity on any market to put competition out of their misery quickly. Run double daily A380 to any airport, that airport is ready for a RC club after double EK turnaround.
Whether A380 was a money maker or not, Airbus showed leadership by saying no to A380NEO. That $2 Billion would have been good money throwing at bad.
I think both manufacturers realized by now world needs more than 3 airlines operating LH/ULH for their own survival.
Of course STC always claimed it is a money maker, depends on which money he is talking about. With the uncanny ability to produce stats and white papers, anything coming out of EK PR need to be taken with a sack of salt.
STC likes it because it allows him to dump capacity on any market to put competition out of their misery quickly. Run double daily A380 to any airport, that airport is ready for a RC club after double EK turnaround.
Whether A380 was a money maker or not, Airbus showed leadership by saying no to A380NEO. That $2 Billion would have been good money throwing at bad.
I think both manufacturers realized by now world needs more than 3 airlines operating LH/ULH for their own survival.
