OT: I guess things aren't so rosey at Airbus either these days...

[trader_4]

The First Airbus A380’s Are Now Being Scrapped

Only about ten years old too.

[Ed Pawlowski]

A380 is going away. I was surprised at the engine cost: For the time being, the valuable engines of the A380s are being leased to makers Rolls Royce for an estimated $480,000 a month per aircraft, with a sale expected in 2020 according to Flight Global.

[devnull]

If you eliminate the seats and force people to stand, you can get the same number of passengers in an A-320.

You might need to hire some plane packers though.

[Bod F]

The first class passengers would be moved to the cargo compartment where they could sit on their luggage.

[gfretwell]

Yup, it kicked ass against a 747 but the 777 gives the airline a 25% advantage per seat mile. That all gets worse if there are empty seats.