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Why A380s Are Becoming an Expensive Headache for Airlines

An Airbus A380-800 operated by Qantas Airways.

Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

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The world’s largest commercial passenger jet, the Airbus SE A380, enjoyed an unexpected resurgence hauling full loads of passengers when global travel rebounded after the pandemic. But keeping the ageing superjumbo safely airborne is becoming an increasingly expensive headache for airlines. Read more here.