QANTAS has formally confirmed it will not take delivery of eight more A380 aircraft which have been on the Airbus order books, leaving it with its existing 12-strong superjumbo fleet.
A statement issued by the carrier this week said “following discussions with Airbus, Qantas has now formalised its decision not to take eight additional A380s that were ordered in 2006.
“These aircraft have not been part of the airline’s fleet and network plans for some time.”
The carrier said it remained committed to a major upgrade of its existing superjumbos, commencing later this year, “which will see us operate the aircraft well into the future”.
Airbus has delivered a total of 234 A380s since the landmark aircraft debuted, of which 109 went to Emirates.
EK remains the only major customer for the superjumbos, with 53 firm orders in place along with three for All Nippon Airways.
Source: traveldaily