Airbus to end A380 production
02-14-2019, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by hilltopflyer
Probably reused as a cargo once emirates sells them. They love cheap used planes.
About guaranteed that AB will not develop/certify cargo mods, so some aftermarket shop would have to do it. Too small of a fleet also.
Also AB probably wants all of these things in the recycling shredder as quickly as it can be arranged. They've already lost $25B+, and everything they do related to the 380 loses more money. The fleet only reached a small fraction of their hoped-for market segment, and the support overhead will be bleeding red ink until they park the last one (ala Beech Starship).
02-14-2019, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Don't know if it's readily convertible to cargo. The problem would be the two decks... both would likely need to be reinforced, and both would need cargo access doors. No way it would be economical to fly that form drag around with the top deck empty.
About guaranteed that AB will not develop/certify cargo mods, so some aftermarket shop would have to do it. Too small of a fleet also.
Also AB probably wants all of these things in the recycling shredder as quickly as it can be arranged. They've already lost $25B+, and everything they do related to the 380 loses more money. The fleet only reached a small fraction of their hoped-for market segment, and the support overhead will be bleeding red ink until they park the last one (ala Beech Starship).
About guaranteed that AB will not develop/certify cargo mods, so some aftermarket shop would have to do it. Too small of a fleet also.
Also AB probably wants all of these things in the recycling shredder as quickly as it can be arranged. They've already lost $25B+, and everything they do related to the 380 loses more money. The fleet only reached a small fraction of their hoped-for market segment, and the support overhead will be bleeding red ink until they park the last one (ala Beech Starship).
02-14-2019, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by captjns
Interesting to know if the engineers performed a study to see if upper deck were removed... with a swing-tail installation to see if it would be viable competitor of the An-124, which is about the same length of the A-380.
02-14-2019, 08:18 AM
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Lots of possibilities for a beached leviathan: 
https://www.cheapflightsfinder.com/b...tired-airplane
https://www.cheapflightsfinder.com/b...tired-airplane
02-14-2019, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Don't know if it's readily convertible to cargo. The problem would be the two decks... both would likely need to be reinforced, and both would need cargo access doors. No way it would be economical to fly that form drag around with the top deck empty.
About guaranteed that AB will not develop/certify cargo mods, so some aftermarket shop would have to do it. Too small of a fleet also.
Also AB probably wants all of these things in the recycling shredder as quickly as it can be arranged. They've already lost $25B+, and everything they do related to the 380 loses more money. The fleet only reached a small fraction of their hoped-for market segment, and the support overhead will be bleeding red ink until they park the last one (ala Beech Starship).
About guaranteed that AB will not develop/certify cargo mods, so some aftermarket shop would have to do it. Too small of a fleet also.
Also AB probably wants all of these things in the recycling shredder as quickly as it can be arranged. They've already lost $25B+, and everything they do related to the 380 loses more money. The fleet only reached a small fraction of their hoped-for market segment, and the support overhead will be bleeding red ink until they park the last one (ala Beech Starship).
02-14-2019, 08:47 AM
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Sad to see it go, from a passenger standpoint, IMO it is by far and away the most comfortable and quiet aircraft I've ever had the pleasure to fly on. The sheer engineering advances pioneered by the A380 will undoubtedly make their way on future products, as has already been seen on the A350 et al.
02-14-2019, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by RSRVWINDSURFR
I may be wrong, but I seem to recall Fedex had an order for the 380. They cancelled the order when production delays mounted.
02-14-2019, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Speedbird2263
You're on the money, both FedEx and UPS had orders. The A380 was never a true contender for heavy cargo applications like the 747 & 777 were and still are. As I understand it they were passable for package(volume limited) applications due to low floor loading specifications and to strengthen the floors further would add weight to an already weight challenged airframe. (One of the reasons the A380 has only inboard T/Rs and brakes on only 2 of the 3 axles for the inboard main body gear.)
02-15-2019, 05:04 AM
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FedEx did have the A380 on order. But, with endless delays on delivery dates and charted available versus required lift expected to cross, the order was canceled and the company went with the 777.
IIRC the main differences between the cargo and pax versions were a slightly lowered upper deck, where the carbon fiber was replaced with aluminum, and a steerable aft main body gear.
The hangar is a fact.
IIRC the main differences between the cargo and pax versions were a slightly lowered upper deck, where the carbon fiber was replaced with aluminum, and a steerable aft main body gear.
The hangar is a fact.
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