A380 - retired but returning to service on some routes by Summer '23
Mar 11, 2021, 10:55 am
#1
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A380 - retired but returning to service on some routes by Summer '23
From the OMAAT website, it sounds like it's very likely that the A380 will be retired by Etihad.
Not surprised.
Disappointed, very much so.
https://onemileatatime.com/etihad-airways-retire-a380/
Not surprised.
Disappointed, very much so.
https://onemileatatime.com/etihad-airways-retire-a380/
Mar 12, 2021, 2:14 am
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Sad but not surprising, now even more difficult to use my Travel Bank after taking advantage of the 50% boost..... How long before they just pull the plug and hand it to Emirates !
Mar 12, 2021, 5:25 am
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12 Mar 2021 (ExecTrav AU) ---->Etihad CEO doubts his Airbus A380s will ever return
We'll probably never see Etihad's opulent Residence or spacious first class Apartment suites again.
Etihad Airways now looks almost certain to retire all ten of its Airbus A380s, which have been grounded since March 2020 – closing a chapter of ambitious innovation in which the Gulf carrier sought to re-invent first class flying.
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Etihad Airways now looks almost certain to retire all ten of its Airbus A380s, which have been grounded since March 2020 – closing a chapter of ambitious innovation in which the Gulf carrier sought to re-invent first class flying.
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Apr 13, 2021, 9:14 pm
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https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Etihad-Airways
All 10 A380s are under "Historic" column (status is "Stored"), not under "Parked". I check the other airlines like Qatar Airways, Emirates, they are under "Parked". Lufthansa & Air France's A380s are under "Historic" column too, status is "Stored".
No A380 in Etihad's website on fleet:
https://www.etihad.com/en-sg/fly-etihad/our-fleet
No "The Residence" under "Our Cabins":
https://www.etihad.com/en-sg/fly-etihad/our-cabins
Looks like Etihad's A380 is confirmed gone. This is so sad....
Compare:
https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Qatar-Airways
https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Emirates
https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Lufthansa
https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Air-France
All 10 A380s are under "Historic" column (status is "Stored"), not under "Parked". I check the other airlines like Qatar Airways, Emirates, they are under "Parked". Lufthansa & Air France's A380s are under "Historic" column too, status is "Stored".
No A380 in Etihad's website on fleet:
https://www.etihad.com/en-sg/fly-etihad/our-fleet
No "The Residence" under "Our Cabins":
https://www.etihad.com/en-sg/fly-etihad/our-cabins
Looks like Etihad's A380 is confirmed gone. This is so sad....
Compare:
https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Qatar-Airways
https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Emirates
https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Lufthansa
https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Air-France
Last edited by vsepr; Apr 13, 2021 at 9:37 pm
Apr 14, 2021, 11:20 am
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One went over my house a few weeks back (I live near AUH) and I was so surprised to see one in the sky that I looked it up on FlightRadar. It was off to Tarbes, probably on its final journey 
I felt quite emotional!
I felt quite emotional!
Apr 17, 2021, 12:07 am
#13
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Emirates is a very different airline (strategy, execution, how they compete etc etc) . Zero correlation. I’m amazed EY has survived this long. Actually.
Oct 5, 2021, 9:59 pm
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