Originally Posted by
olivedel
Keeping just 5 A380 in the fleet does not make a lot of sense, unless all maintenance is outsourced, which is unlikely to happen. And designing a whole new cabin just for 5 aircrafts does not make a lot of sense either.
So to me, this sounds just like a first step before they announce that the A380 is retired from the fleet.
Good point.
Nonetheless they own these 5 frames. Because their value on the second hand market is currently (and apparently not expected to move from) zero, they might have considered the cost to keep them is lower than the cost to get rid of them.