Unloved Airbus A380s to be stripped for parts


AFP
| 2018/06/06 | 336 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | MAINTENANCE / MRO

Two Airbus A380 superjumbos once flown by Singapore Airlines are to become the first of the iconic doubledeckers to be stripped for parts, after a German leasing firm failed to find a new operator for them.The Dr. Peters investment group said Tuesday that despite "intensive negotiations" with several airlines, including British Airways and Iran Air, efforts to find a new lessee proved fruitless."The market for the A380-800 aircraft type has not developed positively in recent years," Dr. Pete...(…)

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