Originally Posted by
fatbus
All of north america will be 380 , waiting on a 30T increase .
Last I heard was the 380 is being taken off of ULR and being replaced by, wait for it..................
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The B777
The exception to that is YYZ because of the slot issues.
The reasoning fo the change is cost. A380 costs too much to operate ( fuel burn ) versus the B777. At roughly 60% more fuel for the same flight and the inability to carry freight it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which airplane is going to be more profitable on most routes. The A380 will do okay with slot restricted and high yield ( premium yield ) sectors because that extra revenue pays for the gas.
Typhoonpilot