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Old Nov 17, 2016 | 6:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Jet'Dillo
Probably not. The A380 program has been a financial disappointment overall for Airbus. The only company that seems to be thrilled with it is Emirates. The first ones are coming off lease from various airlines and are being turned back in instead renewed or expanded. Rolls-Royce has declined to be the prime contractor for engines on the A380-1000, effectively killing that program.

Airbus has intimated that they may cancel the whole line as early as 2021.
Not sure what have been turned in, this database shows all commercial A380's still active and flying

http://www.airfleets.net/listing/a380-1.htm

But discussion on them here

http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...retiring-a380/
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