Another A380 Woe?
according to the BBC, it's now official:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47231504
Production to end in 2021; a pity, it's a lovely plane for passengers, very quiet. But then, so is the A350.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47231504
Production to end in 2021; a pity, it's a lovely plane for passengers, very quiet. But then, so is the A350.
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according to the BBC, it's now official:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47231504
Production to end in 2021; a pity, it's a lovely plane for passengers, very quiet. But then, so is the A350.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47231504
Production to end in 2021; a pity, it's a lovely plane for passengers, very quiet. But then, so is the A350.
And, arguably, a somewhat Pyrrhic victory for Emirates. Their strategy of playing hardball with RR and Airbus has left them with the world's largest fleet of orphans.
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That EK grew rather rapidly post GFC saw them replace, at least in the antipodes, alliances with 'greater fools' lots of additional capacity and ASK/RPK being the result.
That their operating metrics softened in the recent past is suggestive that perhaps scale is an issue. Additionally, one does wonder what attractions, other than fuel, catering and freight does the UAE offer?
The question is whether they have been caught wrong footed, adding that capacity precisely when fleet metrics and the market are not favouring their current order book.
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I think His Dudeness referred to them in cruise flight, when A380 is the culprit of the two.
Whereas ATC Watcher, you likely refer to them on approach, where the B757 is the culprit of the two.
You are both correct.
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Yeah yeah, remind me of my age. Thanks. 
We were thrown to about 60° Bank at FL400 at about 7nm / 1000 ft separation acc. to radar. We were lucky, neither the airframe nor pax were hurt. If someone would have without seat belt / standing, it could have been a different outcome.
If I did, you be moaning that I block the airways for ya. So I´m friendly and stay below 450 and whats your way of thanking me ?
I think His Dudeness referred to them in cruise flight, when A380 is the culprit of the two.
Well, you should climb to FL450 or even FL470 like I do, usually quite smooth over there ;-)
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I'm surprised at the talk of "failure". It didn't meet the target of 1,500 sales, but was that target ever realistic in the first place? There will still be over 300 A380s flying once production ceases, with all the maintenance that goes with it. I don't expect to see many A380s sitting in the Arizona desert when they'll still be very useful.
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I can't say I'll miss them, whilst every pax I spoke to loves flying on them (I've never had the pleasure) they're a pain in the backside to work on, they're just too bloody big ! (I say the same for the B747!)