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Sunday September 13 2020 10:24, you wrote to All:

 > If Lufthansa retires the 747-400s and A380s, there will be hardly any
 > European carriers left with these types in their passenger fleets.
 > British Airways alone has a substantial fleet of the A380, and of the
 > 747-400 the Russian Rossiya Airlines. Charterers such as Hi Fly and
 > Wamos also have a few.


Retiring the 47-4 is hardly surprising as they are 20 or more years old and
costs for maintenance as spares etc are getting harder to find and are a lot
more expensive making the a/c just too expensive per seat mile.  Nothing out 
of
the ordinary for 20+ year old a/c's and most airlines are removing them from
their fleets, BA being but one.

The 380's could be improved subject to engines by upgrading / replacing them
BUT they are hardly likely to get 80+ % utilised any time soon so it is not
cost justifiable.

Vincent

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