Re:Airbus will stop building the A380 in 2021
by yitchelle on Thursday February 14, 2019 @06:51AM
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Are the really long haul flights (17+ hrs) going to be using A380? I could see more flights on these routes to increase capacity.
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Re:Airbus will stop building the A380 in 2021
by kijin on Thursday February 14, 2019 @07:37AM
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Last time I checked, some airlines did use the A380 for 17-hour flights such as Dallas-Sydney and Dubai-Auckland.
But other aircraft like B777-200LR, B787-9, A340 and A350 also have a similar (or even greater) range, so it will be more economical to use these smaller twinjets unless there's a lot of demand. Even if there is enough demand, it might make more business sense to offer four flights a week instead of two.