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A380 does not work for United: CFO
United Airlines chief financial officer John Rainey says the Airbus A380 “doesn’t really work” for the airline’s network, driving its preference for smaller widebodies like the Boeing 787. “We’ve looked at that and we are looking at it right now [but] it just doesn’t really work for us,” he says on the European superjumbo in an exclusive interview with Flightglobal in Chicago today. (www.flightglobal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It isn't an aircraft that American based airlines which are domestic biased have been able to make sense. More internationally attentive airlines seem ok with the numbers they have. I'm just waiting for cheap airlines like Ryan to lease used units take them to max economy seat layout and fly the atlantic
I think the A380 has served mostly to answer the question: "How big is too big?"
The reasons given are right down the line that was debated when the builders decided which way to serve the markets of, then the future, and those markets are in place today. Four engine, super jumbos only work in certain markets and United doesn't play there. In my opinion, the Persian Gulf hubs are the only major playground for the A380.
The A380 seems to be working quite well on the Europe to Johannesburg routes. Air France cancelled the A380 on the Paris-Montréal route where they couldn't fill the business class and switched them to Paris-Johannesburg. British Airways and Lufthansa also use A380 on their flights to J'burg.
Ain't Lufthansa running into SFO from somewhere over there or did they just bring that one in for show a few months back?
Yes, DLH454 is on an A380.