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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by Bromskloss on Thursday January 18, 2018 @10:17AM (#16177676)
Why are they sold if they are still usable? Put differently, why does the buyer see value in the used plane that Emirates doesn't?
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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by bluGill on Thursday January 18, 2018 @10:49AM (#16177972)
First tier airlines like to have new planes with all the latest features. Second tier cheap airlines will often buy a used plane: when that money is applied to the cost of a new plane is cheaper (or the same cost) as refurbishing the old one. From there third tier airlines exist that will buy planes past their safe service life and pray they don't crash.
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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by SOLAR_FIELDS on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:59PM (#16181393)
What would be an example of a “third tier” airline?
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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by smachiz on Thursday January 18, 2018 @05:24PM (#16182149)
Usually cargo or charter operators in Africa, or the like.
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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by lflux on Thursday January 18, 2018 @10:24AM (#16177738)
The first ones off the production run aren't as fuel-efficient as the later ones. I read somewhere the first few A380s are several tons heavier than further down the line.
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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by Bromskloss on Saturday January 20, 2018 @10:29AM (#16193654)
That doesn't explain why one wants to sell and another wants to buy the plane.
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