Global Airlines said it has acquired an Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet. The carrier - which intends to begin flying from London to New York and Los Angeles from next year - is the first new airline to own one of the double-decker superjumbos in eight years.
How many A380s are flying? As of 28 June 2022, 129 A380s are in revenue service with seven airlines. It is no surprise that Emirates leads the way with 88 active A380s, or 68% of active aircraft.
Where no longer has it? While Emirates' A380 network is very comprehensive, all of these were served by the quadjet 2019/2020 but no longer are: Athens (last served in 2019), Barcelona (2020), Boston (2020), Copenhagen (2020), Hamburg (2020), Osaka (2020), Muscat (2020), Prague (2020), Riyadh (2020, and Vienna (2020).
None of the US-based airlines operate the A380, although a number of airlines use A380s to fly to the United States, including Air France, Asiana, British Airways, China Southern, Emirates, Ethiad, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Qantas and Singapore Airlines. Or at least that was the list as of about a year ago.
None of the US-based airlines operate the A380, although a number of airlines use A380s to fly to the United States, including Air France, Asiana, British Airways, China Southern, Emirates, Ethiad, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Qantas and Singapore Airlines. Or at least that was the list as of about a year ago.
British Airways operates a fleet of 12 Airbus A380s to worldwide destinations, such as Los Angeles, Washington DC, Singapore, Johannesburg, Hong Kong and Vancouver.
That was one of the reasons Air France, the first European airline to fly the jet, decided to ditch A380 on August 5. The estimated cost of upgrading economy and business classes, at over $45 million (£37m), was just too much compared to investing into newer aircraft instead.