Wearing a giant hat and pulled by a squad of reindeer, the Emirates Airlines A380 offers a surprising festive air show. However, this viral video highlights the paradox of the A380, once declared obsolete but which the Covid crisis has revived.
Wearing an enormous hat and pulled by eight reindeer, the A380 in the colors of Emirates Airlines takes off on the runway. The juggernaut of the sky replaces Santa’s sleigh, which nevertheless remains in charge: “Captain Claus, request permission to take off. Merry Christmas from Emirates 🎅🏼 🎁”
The video published on December 23, 2022 by the Emirates company has, in one year, garnered the number of views and the number of likes far exceeding seven-figure audiences.
It was said to be old-fashioned, outdated, too expensive and too heavy on kerosene. In short, the A380 page seemed almost turned. And yet… the largest commercial plane in the world is making an unexpected return, thanks to the (post-Covid) resumption of air traffic.
Emirates Airlines returned its A380s to service at the end of summer 2023. The German company Lufthansa is also reactivating the world’s largest commercial aircraft, after three years of shutdown. In total, nearly 140 Airbus A380s have returned to flight.
But as this photo shows, the failures of the Airbus giant were not without consequences. Several Emirates Airbus A380s are being dismantled at Dubai Al Maktoum Airport as can be seen in this post @airplusnewsboth to be recycled or for their parts to be resold.
But is it really the elephant cemetery? Tim Clark, president of Emirates, declared himself convinced of the need to consider the construction of a new wide-body aircraft like the A380, production of which has been stopped. According to the airline executive, “ ofWith an ever-increasing global population and resulting growth in demand for air travel, there can be no solution to the current situation of limited airport capacity other than building a “bigger, more economical aircraft.” in fuel and more efficient”, accommodate more people and lower in fuel costs and with lower emissions, because this is the only way“.
Ultimately, the question now is whether Airbus was proved right too soon?
2023-12-19 18:46:26
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