How Is An Airbus A380 Scrapped? 

It’s called corporate bean counters. Give me a plane that makes me money period.

Bhola khein lagg gayi bhaang ke bholaa naache re.... Naache re bhola naache re. Jai Jagdambe maiyya.

What the fuck you said?

You know what is depressing? That me, as a EU citizen have paid the construction of this Fcking gigantic failure with my taxes money...

Totally agree. As a frequent traveller (3 times a month pre-Covid) I absolutely LOVE the A380, so quite sad to see it go...

Of course you did...

well, too bad for you. As long as you don't hold any "emotions" on it, it's just another object that is not practical and should just be forgotten. I favour Airbus over Boeing EXCEPT the A380. I think it's just a mistake being made by Airbus.

@@damowilliams204 Yes I did. The company was called Silver Aerospace in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

I feel you...they must b close to yr heart...

The size of the A380's wings with flaps fully extended have always amazed me - as someone with an obsession with complex wings, I love looking at the inner portion of the A380's extended wings. That and the pre-2004 F1 rear wings which had 4 elements.

yes I have been in it

Yes

It is massive, ive been there tons of times

Name of the hotel?

That's amazing. There's a 747 in Pakistan that's a luxury seasonal hotel.

Same

you mean docus from circa 2002-3 ? anyway the first and second A380 made in 2006 were dismantled in 2019 that is only 13 years,you would expect an expensive plane as that to stay operation for 25-30 years (like the 747)

It's the most comfortable passenger plane on market. Unfortunately it's more difficult to operate for airlines compared to a 350 or 787. Luckily the 350 is also very comfortable, and they will have a long future in big numbers.

Simon Maier in my opinion a350 is a mini version of the a380

@@kfl16 if you compare it in behalf of the comfort, yes. From the construction, it is different, it has a widely use of carbon fiber, much more than the 380.

No way, the queen of the skies.

Lucky you I never flew on a big plane I only flew on a 737

@Ladh 70 well tbf Boeing is also subsidized directly (as a defense contractor) and indirectly (as in trade barriers preventing Bombardier from selling planes to the USA)

@Ladh 70 defense contracts ARE subsidies in disguise. the US doesn't really hand out "subsidies" like the EU does with airbus, but they sure pay a premium in their military stuff to keep "strategic" companies. Look up what happened to the Bombardier C series to see what the USA does to companies that threaten those strategic companies.

@Ladh 70 trump supporter, right?

@Ladh 70 well a least she is the most gorgeous passenger aircraft

and stop fighting

As a joke you should have rigged up one of the service buttons to do something like play a huge fart noise.

Boeing will sell you a 707 flight deck seat for a mere $6,900. www.boeingstore.com/search?type=product&q=seat And ebay has numerous passenger seats for a few hundred dollars and up. www.ebay.com/b/Airline-Seats/805/bn_7023246001

Was supposed to be on one. Flight got cancelled due to coronavirus. :(

There will still be plenty about after the pandemic is over

You have about 8 years to catch one

Me too

Jascer Latorre Emirates still flying a380 even right now

asdsdjf asdjxajiosdqw The total economics never looked good. Airbus was cautioned by analysts but went ahead anyway. Denial is one hell of a mistress. Too many engines and too many passengers and a poor cargo capacity unlike the 747 made it a risky venture from the start.

.... Boeing would have been buried lol too bad the A380 was late, still, its a bit too big

Duh.. and for like 90% of people. Let the few of us give the poor and amazing a380 its moment too.

100% agree, the 747 was an ikon for decades, the A380 was a white elephant.

Sadly the way the A380 was designed makes it unfavorable for freight use :/

@@WinzardsGaming correct, the hump on the 747 was deliberate in design, it allows the front nose of the 747 to FULLY open for cargo loading. The cockpit on the A380 is low on the main deck, so this isn't possible. Looking back, that's a huge design flaw by Airbus...

@@mpsangha Good Point. But nevertheless Airbus had designed a freighter variant called A380F. But it never got any customer. Fed Ex expressed interest in buying a few A380F but eventually decided to buy B777-F instead.

It's economically prohibited due to the design to reconfigure it as a freighter, where as the 747 was easily reconfigured and economically viable.

@@NakulDalakoti FedEx was the launch customer for the A380F but it never happened, They even updated some of the international hubs to take the 380F.

@HELMUT ALTO This does put a smile on my face 😀

AirCanada001 I sure did

Interesting replies here for another interesting reply🤔😅✌

just play the video in reverse.. easy peasy

Yes, if you seen videos of us air force bone yard. Alot of those planes can be re build. Theyre there because the cost of maintainance is high and has no place in the fleet. If a war were ever to break out and production could not keep up, those planes could be rebuild. You can actually buy an inventory from these surplus boneyards and re piece the aircraft. This is something not unheard of.

You can buy it before ;-)

The A-350 or the 777 are hardly "sardine cans". Both are wide body and very comfortable to fly on.

or an A310

A318: Am I a joke to you?

you could use a toilet seat as a picture frame

That's a good question. Since this aircraft seems destine to disappear I wouldn't think there would be a big market for things like a whole wing. Maybe some secondary airlines will fly these for a couple decades still, I mean some of the smaller SE Asian airlines still fly the 727.

Lord knows who it was sold to but I imagine the wings would be the most likely thing to get damaged on the ground (I say on the ground because obviously a damaged wing in the air/in flight would result in the loss of the entire plane, not just the wing and therefore a replacement wouldn’t be required). It’s much like how you’re more likely to bump your shoulder on something than your stomach. Plus the a380 clearly has particularly large wings.

I got one and cut it in half for my 172, works fine.

Maga oof

They must have felt sad, but understandable of the situation

The A380 is a fine aircraft in many ways, but visually it is no more impressive than a container ship.

@@rontiemens2553 I agree. Whereas the ole 747 has a certain beauty and grace to go with its size, the A380 just looks...big. It's not really pretty. An amazing feat of engineering, but definitely not pretty.

Realthinx, get a fleet and build a big, fancy hotel with a rail road theme!!

Why a railroad theme? - TB

@@SimpleFlyingNews Hello - trainspotter on board maybe?

@@SimpleFlyingNews bruh what is that TB you put in every reply of yours?🤔

Airbus closed the production line months ago. Last one rolled off for its interior when they did, they still have some that arent delivered because airlines have already written them out of the books

Matthew Krohn yeah, I have never flown on the A380 but I know some people that have and they liked it, I personally don’t like the A380 that much but it’s sad seeing the worlds biggest passenger plane dying.

AirCanada001 No, and stop replying this

AirCanada001 shut up if you do this you will not get subscribers so why waste your time

It wasn't the Wuhan Virus, the Mega hub service that this jet was manufactured for proved to be an economic bust, there were warning signs to this starting a few years ago.

The 380 was a failure from the start. It was a status symbol for Airbus and that's all.

Remesh Mahadeva Iyer the floor design prevents that. Although since they will be plentiful for sale now (and presumably cheap) it may become profitable to redesign the entire floor system for cargo use.

@@aurktman1106 The whole plane is way too heavy for cargo. And operating and maintenance costs are just way too high for conversion. Passenger versions were barely a break even proposition. They had to fly 100% full at all times to make any money at all. Qantas is looking forward to the 777X-9 that carries 426 passengers in three class's. They said they can fly two 777X-9's nose to tail cheaper than one 380 three class version. Two 777X-9's in three class configuration will fly 852 passengers as opposed to the one 380 three class configuration that fly's 525 passengers. It's cheaper to fly and maintain two 777X-9's with 35% more passengers than one 380. And with the folding wings, the 777X-9 can be accommodated by any airport. Special facility's have to be built to accommodate the 380. That's why U.S. carriers never ordered the 380. They are just way too expensive to operate. Even on long haul routes.

@@fposmith all of that is true, plus what I said.

Even just one like that would be an amazing thing! - TB

Aircraft conversions into hotels, homes, & restaurants usually don't turn out well. It's a giant tube of metal... an oven in the summer, and an icebox in winter. The power bills to keep something that large at a comfortable temperature & humidity will be enormous. Besides, over time, the outer skin becomes dirty & stained from weathering... especially when most planes are painted a light colour.

Its the right time..when hubs started popping up and pax number grown. But treehuggers ruined the party

Completely agree. Now the 747 had been scrapped it seems that the economy of convenience wins. People seem to fly on a whim, where as before it was probably planned in advance. Life was slower before the computer age. Wish I was alive then.

@@gatwickguy No, it was the wrong time. Airlines wanted twin engine planes cause they're more efficient.

Is that a Boeing preference or performance based? Just curious. Interesting statement nonetheless.

@@dinner85 Probably a bit of both mixed with legacy. 380 was a good concept if it were made in the 70's. The fact that 74's are still being produced (granted for cargo only now) is a testimony in and of itself. The queen was a detour for Boeing from their bid at what became the C-5 Galaxy program. When their plane failed to make the contract, they redesigned and turned it into the 747 series which started its entire life from the original concept of cargo operations and it will finish its life in that capacity.

@@raymarshall6721 I didn't know much of that. I respect your knowledge. Thanks for sharing. I'm interested to see where aviation takes us now. I work for city council and we now have a at least 2 dozen international pilots working as bus drivers. Maybe small planes in the future. I would like to see something like Eviation ALICE one-day. But considering a Tesler weighs close to a Prado I can't see it.

An interesting priority there. Still valid I guess. =)

You'll shit your pants, it's no where near to how mush it cost new, these things dropped in value faster then a Fiat 500