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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Melburnian1" data-source="post: 2100221" data-attributes="member: 46776">Following Admin's guidelines, this is a small extract from 'The Times' article by one Charles Bremner that is an extensive discussion as to A380s' future use.It's syndicated to 'The Australian' so I can see it on latter's site.-----The Airbus A380, with four engines and seats for 500 passengers, was hailed as the “queen of the skies” on its maiden flight 15 years ago.The world’s biggest passenger aircraft is facing an uncertain future, however, as questions swirl about the future of flight in a changed world.Qantas has insisted that its flying giants would return to long-haul routes after the pandemic.But British Airways has sent several of its gas-guzzling giants to an airport in central France for storage, and other European airlines have permanently retired their jet------It's  a bit hackneyed, as it's been discussed before, but article says that Boeing 747s are likely to outlast Airbus A380s in service.  Does this refer only to Boeing freight aircraft, not passenger aircraft?Apparently Emirates is trying to delay its final order for eight. Most of the worldwide 240 A380s are out of service at present (not a surprise).It also suggests that B bet on 'fragmentation' while A bet on 'consolidation' and 'Boeing won.'</blockquote>