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Qatar Airways to retire five A380s, and the rest remain in limbo – Executive Traveller
Qatar Airways joins the legion of carriers who see little future in the superjumbo.
Qatar Airways will retire five Airbus A380s half of its fleet with immediate effect, while a superjumbo-sized question mark remains hanging over the rest of the fleet.
The decision sees the Oneworld member join the list of airlines which have either completely scrapped their A380s (Air France, Lufthansa) or plan to operate a pared-back fleet in future (Singapore Airlines, and probably Qantas).
Qatar Airways’ ten A380s have been grounded since March 2020, with airline CEO His Excellency Akbar Al…
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