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Aug 19, 2020 | 1:23 pm

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brunos

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Originally Posted by Duck1981

Agree. Just look at the EK approach. Given they cut the number by half of their A380 pilots I think its reasonable to expect that they might only fly 30-50 of their A380s over the next 2 years. Sir Timmy said they'll keep all 115 but let's see....

That being said, I think EK might be even stronger hit than CX given the large number of wide bodies and the strong reliance on hub and spoke (not sure if there is an airline which is actually harder hit by Covid than EK but there are better experts to judge)

Sad for everyone loosing his/her job though.

You are right that EK and QR will be very badly hit. But they have powerful backers.

There is little alternative to keeping A380s as there is no secondary markets for these birds.

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