大韓計劃淘汰A380

http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2017/12/26/korean-air-retiring-a380/

While Emirates loves their A380s, other than that the A380 has been struggling. None of the other operators of the plane have been able to scale their network with A380s enough to make them “work,” which is why we’re seeing Singapore Airlines return their first five A380s, and we’re also seeing Malaysia Airlines eventually retire their A380s (though they have a bit more life left in them).

It looks like yet another airline is parking their A380s. AirLive is quoting Korean Air’s CEO as saying that the airline intends to retire their first A380 in 2018. Korean Air plans to store the first A380 in Roswell, New Mexico, until a new owner is found (in other words, it may be there forever).

The airline would rather focus on twin engine jets, and is reportedly considering the A350, though I’d be surprised if they place an order. Apparently Korean Air is having trouble filling even half the plane at times, in which case the A380 is a total waste. Korean Air has 10 A380s in their fleet, and we don’t yet know how many they plan on retiring.

Unfortunately this news doesn’t come as much of a surprise, and I’ve never understood Korean Air’s strategy when it comes to the plane. Korean Air has the lowest density A380s of any airline operating the aircraft, as their A380s have just 407 seats, including 301 economy seats, 94 business class seats, and 12 first class seats. Meanwhile other airlines have 500+ seats on the plane, and Emirates even has two cabin A380s with 615 seats.

Korean Air’s A380 economy is exceptional, with 33+ inches of pitch. However, what makes no sense is that they have the lowest density A380s while also having among the most underwhelming first & business class hard products of any airline operating the plane.

邊個話EK中意A380，EK話買新A380張單都未落實，話要airbus 10年後仲會出a380先買，佢話唔想買部10年後冇價值既機

冇咁大個頭

A380 對大部分航空公司嚟講可以話係失敗
之後 747-8i 都冇咩新order


不得不配服因航當年買 77W 但唔買 VLA 呢個決定
當時畀好多港豬屌佢冇遠見

大韓本身想將首爾變做亞洲-美洲嘅大hub
點知自己首爾啲旅遊客都俾其他航空公司食哂
唔好話380
359我諗佢都未必做到日日滿

A380營運成本高，由機場收費，到後勤同地勤人員，維修等等都唔符合成本效益，要起碼坐4成滿先可以圍到成本，6成以上先開始賺錢。
你睇KE用a380飛台灣同韓國就知，a320做到既野用a380去做，除左覺得用a380營運係威少少之外都無咩原因繼續用a380

因航真係有先見之明

係衰在買油睇錯市

而家四engine既aircraft係唔抵玩架喇，趁早賣哂佢買350好過啦

有冇人知Emirates a380既平均pax loading係幾多
去好多二線城市都用a380
好好奇究竟有幾多客

其實係咪因為啲油真係唔洗錢咁滯 所以根本無壓力

維修果d之類都要開支
用hub做策略唔係問題
但點解要用a380 根本冇咁多客
除左gimmick諗唔到其他原因
係咪真係有錢到咁

A350 雙engine

有咩問題

擺明啦
佢地A380頭等艙座位成個包廂咁，又有得沖涼

ANA都有幾隻A380，會用喺檀香山線
乜有咁多客咩
做本地線羽田-新千歲有冇得做？

冇野，睇錯

做羽田-伊丹載多D人同新幹線隻揪好過啦

全 y 既380坐唔坐到700人

當採用最高密度座位安排時，可承載893名乘客

上落客實有排

而家佢地本土線啲777近乎全Y都已經載到500

伊丹跑道得3000米，以而家標準夠唔夠？

又岩wo,a380要3800米，但去關西就冇曬優勢

A380不如轉做貨機