A380 Retirement Accelerates | Thailand News

Thailand News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 28, 2026 · 1m

Qantas is accelerating the retirement of its A380s, scrapping them by mid-2028—four years ahead of schedule—due to soaring maintenance costs, dwindling parts supply, and the rise of more efficient twin-engine jets. Once heralded as the future of air travel with its double-decker capacity for up to 853 passengers, the A380’s commercial debut in 2007 couldn’t sustain global demand, especially outside the Gulf. With Emirates cutting its order and airlines struggling to fill over 500 seats consistently, the economics never added up. The pandemic further hastened their decline, grounding many…