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I'm a frequent flightradar voyeurist and I see that existing A380 fleet is busy to their limit. You can see A380 traffic jams over Dubai, they seem to be just r
by guard-of-terra 12y ago
I'm a frequent flightradar voyeurist and I see that existing A380 fleet is busy to their limit. You can see A380 traffic jams over Dubai, they seem to be just right for Europe - UAE - Southeast Asia corridor. I doubt they are going away long-term.
747 is indeed scarce and mostly cargo.
- smackfu 12y agoYeah, Emirates flies a lot of A380s, but the problem is they are the only ones who really embraced it. Other airlines bought a few to cover specific high volume routes, but went with other models for their bulk buys. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Airbus_A380_orders_and_deliveries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Airbus_A380_orders_and...
- rogerbinns 12y agoA heck of a lot of cargo is carried in the belly holds of passenger aircraft. The 777-300ER is especially a workhorse at this. The A380 can carry less cargo because more space is taken up with passenger bags because there are more passengers. An expectation is A380s used a lot more for intra-Asia travel. Those urban conglomerations in China are getting bigger and more plentiful, with similar things happening in other Asian countries to a lesser extent.