Airbus Updates No.2902

 

Airbus A321	-253NXLR	10074		CS-TSI	Azores Airlines	delivery 30oct20 XFW-NWI, for paint	ex D-AYAK
Airbus A321	-251NX	10105		CS-TJR	TAP Air Portugal	delivery 27oct20 XFW-LIS, retro cs	ex D-AZAO
Airbus A321	-253NX	10235		N427AN	American Airlines	delivery 29oct20 BFM-DFW (+ 10195 N422AN 30oct20 BFM-TUL ex F-WZMW)	ex F-WZMY
Airbus A330	-343	568		LN-RKN	SAS	ferried 26oct20 CPH-MLA after storage	ex SE-REF
Airbus A330	-343	1215		G-VGEM	Virgin Atlantic Airways	ferried 29oct20 CQM-DSA after storage	ex B-18392
Airbus A330	-243	1608		F-UJCS	Armée de l´Air et de l´Espace	air-test at LDE 29oct20, N-reg prior delivery	ex N203SA
Airbus A330	-743L	1930		F-GXLI	Airbus Transport International	first in svc 26ct20 TLS-CEG-TLS, Beluga XL "3"	ex F-WWKY
Airbus A330	-941	1962		N408DX	Delta Air Lines	delivery 30oct20 TLS-NGO	ex F-WWCQ
Airbus A330	-841	1964		9K-APF	Kuwait Airways	delivery 29oct20 TLS-KWI "Al Boom" (+ 1969 9K-APG "Al Sanbouk"ex F-WWCL)	e F-WWYU
Airbus A350	-941	427		D-AIXQ	Lufthansa	delivery 30oct20 TLS-MUC	ex F-WZHG
Airbus A380	-861	13		A6-EDB	Emirates	ferried 27oct20 DXB-LDE for onward storage	ex F-WWSJ
Airbus Canada A220	-171	50053		N134DU	Delta Air Lines	delivery 29oct20 YMX-MSP (+ 50054 N135DQ 30oct20 ex C-FOUY)	ex C-FOWQ
Airbus Canada A220	-171	50054		N135DQ	Delta Air Lines	delivery 30oct20 YMX-MSP	ex C-FOUY
Airbus Canada A220	-371	55072		VP-BMU	GTLK Europe	ferried 28oct20 ENS-MST for mx prior onward storage	ex C-FOWV
Airbus Canada A220	-371	55084		N305DU	Delta Air Lines	delivery 30oct20 BFM-ATL	ex C-GPVE

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Airbus Updates No.2896

 

Emirates Retires Its First Airbus A380

Emirates is retiring its first Airbus A380. The retirement had already been planned before the current crisis and sees the 12-year old giant of the skies flying one last time to Tarbes in the southwest of France.

Emirates today retired its first Airbus A380. Photo: Getty Images

While being a truly innovative aircraft, the Airbus A380 is sadly a victim of its design. The groundbreaking plane was released with much excitement in the 00s. However, in a day and age when sustainability is essential, four engines just can’t be justified due to the much better efficiency of twin-engined jets. Of course, the current situation has done the type no favors.

Farewell A6-EDB

Emirates is today sending the first of its Airbus A380 aircraft on its final flight. A6-EDB was the second aircraft delivered to the airline and only the 13th A380 ever built. According to Planespotters.net, it took its first flight on April 2nd, 2008. Following a series of test flights, it was delivered to Emirates on October 24th, before entering service on October 27th, exactly 12 years ago today.

The aircraft was withdrawn from use on February 23rd, one month before all of Emirates’ flights were grounded by the UAE government. However, due to an upcoming requirement for heavy maintenance, the aircraft’s departure had been planned irrespective of the current situation.

One final flight

Simple Flying reported that the aircraft had been painted white in preparation for its impending departure back in June. Now, the aircraft’s big day has finally come. According to data from FlightRadar24.com, the aircraft departed from Dubai International at 15:55 with the flight number EK2689. At the time of writing, the aircraft was cruising over Bulgaria at 40,000 feet, with around 2,000km left to run. It is currently estimated to land in Tarbes (LDE) at around 19:50.

The aircraft’s last passenger flight was from Muscat to Dubai on February 23rd. This is the shortest Airbus A380 route in the world.

Which other Airbus A380s have been retired?

Emirates isn’t the only airline that has begun to retire the giant of the skies. Singapore was the first airline to do so long before the current situation with four aircraft. One of these lives on as Hi Fly’s cargo giant.

Air France became the next airline to do so. It retired its first aircraft towards the end of last year. However, it sped up the retirement of the remainder of its fleet due to the situation. Lufthansa followed by retiring half of its fleet of aircraft, with the rest unlikely to return to the skies.

Emirates is unlikely to stop operating the A380 any time soon. It has over 100 aircraft making up around half of its fleet. Additionally, eight of the remaining nine A380s to be delivered by Airbus are bound for the Middle Eastern giant.

Airbus Updates No.2889

 

Airbus A321	-251NX	10105		CS-TJR	TAP Air Portugal	for delivery 27oct20 XFW-LIS, retro cs	ex D-AZAO
Airbus A321	-251NX	10150		G-XATW	Titan Airways	delivery 26oct20 XFW-STN, basic TCS World Travel cs	ex D-AZAT
Airbus A330	-323	425		OK-YBA	CSA Czech Airlines	ferried 22oct20 PRG-ICN after lease	ex HL7701
Airbus A330	-343	568		LN-RKN	SAS	ferried 26oct20 CPH-MLA after storage	ex SE-REF
Airbus A330	-202	571		A7-ACP	Qatar Airways	ferried 23oct20 DOH-LETL for onward storage	ex EI-GFX
Airbus A330	-343	855		B-LAF	Cathay Pacific	in svc / ferried 22-23oct20 HKG-MEL-ASP for onward storage	ex F-WWYC
Airbus A330	-343	1296		G-VRAY	Virgin Atlantic Airways	ferried 23oct20 CQM-MAN after storage	ex F-WWKF
Airbus A330	-302	1370		VP-BUP	Nordwind Airlines	at DUB 23oct20, M-reg after paint prior delivery	ex M-ABLW
Airbus A330	-941	1910		9H-SZN	Air Sénégal	ferried 23oct20 STN-LPBJ for onward storage	ex F-WWCM
Airbus A330	-743L	1930		F-GXLI	Airbus Transport International	first in svc 26ct20 TLS-CEG-TLS, Beluga XL "3"	ex F-WWKY
Airbus A340	-313	921		OO-ABD	Air Belgium	ferried 19oct20 CRL-LDE for storage	ex F-WXAI
Airbus A350	-941	403		TC-LGA	Turkish Airlines	delivery 22oct20 TLS-IST (+ 421 TC-LGB 23oct20 ex F-WZGD)	ex F-WZGN
Airbus A380	-861	13		A6-EDB	Emirates	ferried 27oct20 DXB-LDE for onward storage	ex F-WWSJ
Airbus Canada A220	-171	5053		N134DU	Delta Air Lines	delivery 27oct20 YMX-MSP	ex C-FOWQ
Airbus Canada A220	-171	50057		N138DU	Delta Air Lines	delivery 24oct20 YMX-MSP	ex C-FOWY
Airbus Canada A220	-371	55080		N304DU	Delta Air Lines	delivery 26oct20 BFM-ATL	ex C-GPVD

credit : Skyliner Aviation News