WW says BA may purchase 2nd-hand Airbus A380s
Jan 18, 2016, 7:34 am
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Although not officially confirmed, it's strongly rumoured that all three of the BC aircraft (including the aircraft that had not yet reached final assembly) have been sold to NH. Here's one specialist source, which contains a lot of links to other mainstream sources: http://a380.boards.net/thread/1301/ana-order-3-a380
As it seems, the A380 second hands should be able to be obtained for not much at all.
Jan 18, 2016, 7:35 am
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Although not officially confirmed, it's strongly rumoured that all three of the BC aircraft (including the aircraft that had not yet reached final assembly) have been sold to NH. Here's one specialist source, which contains a lot of links to other mainstream sources: http://a380.boards.net/thread/1301/ana-order-3-a380
And I don't think ordering only three would make sense unless it was specifically the BC three (at a discount, no doubt).
Jan 18, 2016, 7:40 am
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Absolutely agree that is a consequence of many people wanting to fly as cheaply as possible. What I fail to understand is why people would put themselves through such conditions. Yes, I know it is about affordability vs market conditions, but surely a human being couldn't be comfortable in a 11-across A380?
2. most people go for the cheapest option (which links to the value / shareholder / "capitalist view" above). suggesting that people might (if they knew about it) pay more for e.g. fewer seats abreast is a bit like saying "why doesn't everyone buy Taste the Difference / Tesco Finest - surely it's much nicer than 'value' ".
my 2 pence.
Jan 18, 2016, 7:44 am
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part of me was thinking that with oil prices at where they are, suddenly the 'fuel hungry' birds aren't as uneconomical anymore if there's a short-term gap to be filled.....
Jan 18, 2016, 7:44 am
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There's only 20 un-delivered 747-8 orders according to wikipedia (of which 13 are the passenger variant) and they are moving to a production rate of just 1 a month in March - half the original rate.
12 undelivered -8s sitting there awaiting livery would be significant news wouldn't it? I mean they could just ship them out to the customers waiting!
Edit: Found the production sheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...N59c_LHjU/pub#
There's 4 unallocated - of which 3 have yet to be built and the 4th is in long term storage. There's two more in long term storage too. Two of the unconstructed are freighters too.
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Jan 18, 2016, 7:56 am
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Maybe some second hand 744's BA has found knocking about!
Jan 18, 2016, 8:03 am
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-400
According to that - the last passenger variant of the -400 rolled out in 2005. Even if they took on the last set of built variants - they'd be leasing planes not that much younger than their existing fleet.
Hard (but not impossible) to imagine they'd go that route.
Jan 18, 2016, 8:09 am
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Jan 18, 2016, 8:14 am
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Jan 18, 2016, 8:14 am
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http://www.thebasource.com/boeing747-400.html
Twelve withdrawn 747s in the last 2 years.
Jan 18, 2016, 8:16 am
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