Time to pour one out..

"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut) 03/14/2020 at 20:19 • Filed to: None

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So long queen of the sky

Update: Q antas grounding all their A380s

An Omnious sign for the remaining ones flying. 

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 03/14/2020 at 20:29

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Are they the last operator?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 03/14/2020 at 20:33

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BA, Cathay and Lufthansa still flying for now  

ttyymmnn > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 03/14/2020 at 20:35

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No, there are still a few .

jimz > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 03/14/2020 at 20:41

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oh man, his accent reminded me of Dana Carvey’s Robin Leach impression.

“I don’t know why!”

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 03/14/2020 at 20:52

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I don’t have time to watch the video, but why is Quantas grounding the A380?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 03/14/2020 at 20:54

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lack of demand

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 03/14/2020 at 21:03

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At least 747s can be converted into something useful, namely a freighter. Since KLM has a lot of combis the conversion should be fairly simple. I worked a ton of them at LAX. Lots of horses being transported for some reason. They made me long for the stench of jet fuel.

They should be able to haul a lot of toilet paper...

someassemblyrequired > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 03/14/2020 at 21:06

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Man, at least I got to fly LAX-AMS on a KLM 747 Combi. Glad I made that happen when I had the chance.

facw > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 03/14/2020 at 21:10

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COVID-19 is killing demand (and even more so with Trump’s bans), and the 747s and A380s are going to be the biggest, and probably the least efficient aircraft in the fleet (certainly if they aren’t full). Lufthansa grounded their A380s even before the bans were announced.

facw > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 03/14/2020 at 21:17

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From Wikipedia (cut off for operators with fewer than 4) :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_747_operators

Obviously many of those are cargo, but there’s still decent numbers of passenger aircraft out there. However, except for the 747-8 which is larger and more efficient , most of those are slated for retirement (KLM had already planned to ditch the 747-400 by next year, so they are just accelerating), and the current drop in air travel will probably lead others to be retired or switched to cargo duties.