Airbus A380 operator Qantas
Entry into service
Nicknamed Superjumbo, the first A380, MSN003, was delivered to Singapore Airlines on 15 October 2007 and entered service on 25 October 2007 with flight number SQ380 between Singapore and Sydney. Passengers bought seats in a charity online auction paying between $560 and $100,380. Two months later, Singapore Airlines CEO Chew Choong Seng stated the A380 was performing better than either the airline or Airbus had anticipated, burning 20% less fuel per seat-mile than the airline's 747-400 fleet. Emirates' Tim Clark claimed that the A380 has better fuel economy at Mach 0.86 than at 0.83, and that its technical dispatch reliability is at 97%, the same as Singapore Airlines. Airbus is committed to reach the industry standard of 98.5%.Emirates was the second airline to receive the A380 and commenced service between Dubai and New York in August 2008. Qantas followed, with flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles in October 2008. By the end of 2008, 890,000 passengers had flown on 2,200 flights.Furthermore, in February 2008, the A380 became the first airliner to fly using synthetic liquid fuel. The fuel is processed from gas to liquid form (GTL fuel). The flight was 3 hours long, taking off from Filton, UK, and landing in Toulouse, France, and was a significant step in evaluating the suitability of sustainable aviation fuels.Current operators
Singapore Airlines (first service on 25 October 2007)
Emirates (first service on 1 August 2008) Retirement of its A380s is planned to be started after 2035. They will remain in service until then (announced September 2019).
Qantas (first service on 20 October 2008)
Lufthansa (first service on 10 June 2011) All of its A380s were placed in storage in September 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lufthansa is reactivating some of its remaining A380s for a return to service in Summer 2023.
Korean Air (first service on 17 June 2011) All of its A380s are to be phased out by 2026 (announced in August 2021).
Thai Airways (first service on 6 October 2012) All of its A380s are to be retired (announced in February 2021).
British Airways (first service on 2 August 2013)
Asiana Airlines (first service on 13 June 2014) Following merger with Korean Air, its A380s are to be phased out by 2026 (announced in August 2021).
Qatar Airways (first service on 10 October 2014) Half of its A380s are retired; the remaining aircraft are to be phased out (announced in January 2021).
Etihad Airways (first service on 27 December 2014) All of its A380s were "permanently grounded" (announced in May 2021), with the possibility to fly again if certain market conditions are met (announced in November 2021). Etihad now plans to reactivate four of its A380s, returning them to service in summer 2023 (announced in December 2022).
All Nippon Airways (first service on 24 May 2019)
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