The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly changed the behavior of the entire aviation industry, in particular, in the operational life of the A380.
Directly affected as a result of border closures and low enger demand, the number of operators for the A380 has drastically reduced, leaving the future of the Jumbo uncertain for some airlines, such as Lufthansa.
However, the A380's history is not all about sadness, much to the delight of jet fans, more than a third of the global Airbus A380 fleet is in operation, which means that we still have a few years (who knows decades) to see this iconic aircraft in the skies.
According to information from Portal Simple flying, of the 254 A380s already built, 79 aircraft are in operation. Meanwhile, Emirates leads the list as the largest four-jet operator, with 60 of 121 aircraft in operation, the UAE company has plans to keep the A380 in full operation until mid-2030.
In addition to Emirates, British Airways, China Southern, Korean Air, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines have already resumed operations with the jumbo, demonstrating that this list can still grow during the year 2022.
Although the return of the A380 in some companies is temporary, as is the case of the Australian Qantas, it is notorious that the airlines that gave the jet as definitively discarded, are choosing to give it a second chance of use.
While we are seeing more and more European Jumbos taking off, we see, on the other hand, more operators saying goodbye to the enger Boeing 747, with more A380s carrying engers than the Queen of Skies today.
With information: Simple flying
