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CaptainTruth

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4. Yes, all true, but some airlines were starting to phase out 380s before COVID.
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:54 PM
Jul 2020

I'm not an expert but I hear from at least a couple dozen folks in the industry, at all levels, & the writing was on the wall for the 380 before COVID. New planes coming out are all 2 engine & the folks who know this stuff say that the cost saving (sounds like mainly maintenance) of 2 vs 4 is dooming 4 engine planes to the scrap yard.

Sad to see for the 380, it's a beautiful bird & to me they're still "new." Makes me wonder if they could be converted to cargo, but I know that can also be expensive.
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