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FreightWaves Flashback: A380 takes airplane competition to next level

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The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of...

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Emirates puts giant A380 passenger jet to work hauling cargo

A giant white Emirates plane with four engines and wheels down comes in for a landing behind a blue sky.

Emirates said Wednesday it has deployed the Airbus A380, a massive double-deck passenger aircraft, for the first time in a dedicated cargo operation and plans to add more cargo-only flights in November.

The first A380 passenger freighter recently transported medical supplies from Seoul, South Korea, to Amsterdam via its home base in Dubai.

Emirates is repurposing the aircraft for cargo charter service to help make up for business lost when the coronavirus pandemic stunted passenger travel. The...

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Will shippers miss British Airways’ 747?

British Airways 747-400 jumbo jets lined up at the airport gate. British Airways is retiring the planes, which were not the most efficient from a fuel or cargo perspective.

British Airways’s decision to immediately chop all 31 Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets from its fleet represents a sizable loss of future cargo capacity until the global economy returns to normal. But their eventual replacement with newer, more fuel efficient, planes better suited for cargo will likely benefit airlines and shippers over time.

Passenger airlines, struggling to make ends meet, are accelerating the retirement of large aircraft already targeted for replacement because of higher operating...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-shippers-miss-british-airways-747

Air France-KLM bids adieu to A380 jumbo jet

A white super-jumbo jet on approach to land in blue skies.

Air France-KLM Group (FP: AF) said it has permanently eliminated double-deck Airbus A380 aircraft from its fleet, joining other airlines that also are rationalizing fleets to contain costs amid a dramatic downturn in business caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The current economic hardship accelerated Air France-KLM’s previous plan to retire its nine A380s by the end of 2022 — part of a five-year restructuring plan announced last November to improve profitability. The fleet renewal effort at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-france-klm-bids-adieu-to-a380-jumbo-jet

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