List of Airbus A380 operators
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The following is a list of current and former operators of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. Emirates, one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates, is the largest operator as of December 2024[update], with 116 aircraft in their fleet.
As of February 1, 2025, a total of 189 A380s remain in service, while 36 are stored, and 21 have been scrapped.
Operators by country
[edit]These airlines have the Airbus A380 in the fleet.[1] Fleet numbers are current as of February 2025.
| Airline | Country | Photo | Entry Year |
Last Delivery |
Current | Retired | Notes |
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| All Nippon Airways | 
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2019 | 2021 | 3 | — | Last "new" customer to order the A380. |
| Asiana Airlines | 
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2014 | 2016 | 6 | — | To be retired sometime in the 2020s.[2] |
| British Airways | 
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2013 | 2016 | 12 | — | |
| Emirates | 
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2008 | 2021 | 116 | 7 | World's largest operator. |
| Etihad Airways |
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2014 | 2018 | 7 | 3 | |
| Korean Air |
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2011 | 2014 | 7 | 3 | To be retired before 2031. |
| Lufthansa | 
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2010 | 2013 | 8 | 6 | To be active until 2030. Former 6 of the 14 total A380s have been returned to Airbus. [3] |
| Qantas | 
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2008 | 2011 | 10 | 2 | To be replaced with Airbus A350-1000 aircraft in 2032.[4] |
| Qatar Airways | 
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2014 | 2017 | 8 | 2 | To be replaced with Airbus A350-1000 aircraft in 2035. |
| Singapore Airlines | 
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2007 | 2017 | 12 (2 parked) | 12 | Launch customer of the A380. |
Last complete update: February 1, 2025
Potential operator
[edit]| Airline | Country | Photo | Entry Year |
Last Delivery |
Current | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Airlines |
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TBD | 2024 | 4 | — | First A380 formerly operated by China Southern Airlines. Now ordering 2 more units from Airbus. |
Former operators
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The aircraft type was operated by these airlines in the past:[citation needed]
| Airline | Country | Photo | Total | Entry year |
Exit year |
Cause of retirement |
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| Air France | 
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10 | 2009 | 2020 | COVID-19 |
| China Southern Airlines | 
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6 | 2010 | 2022 | High fuel costs |
| Hi Fly Malta | 
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1 (Formerly Singapore Airlines 9V-SKC | 2018 | 2020 | COVID-19[5] |
| Malaysia Airlines | 
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5 | 2011 | 2022 | COVID-19, Operations to Possibly Restart |
| Thai Airways International | 
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6 | 2012 | 2020 | COVID-19, High Fuel Costs [6] |
Recent update: November 2022
See also
[edit]- List of Airbus A380 orders and deliveries
- List of Boeing 747 operators
- List of Boeing 777 operators
- List of Airbus A350 operators
References
[edit]- ^ Airbus Orders and Deliveries (XLS), monthly updated, accessed via "Orders & deliveries". Airbus. Airbus SAS. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Asiana's Airbus A380 set for early retirement". Executive Traveller. 11 October 2021.
- ^ Villamizar, Helwing (2023-09-18). "Lufthansa to Keep Flying the A380 Until 2030". Airways. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ Alfred Chua (23 August 2023). "Qantas to retire A380s from 2032, as airline orders more 787s and A350s". Flightglobal.com.
- ^ hifly.aero - A380 Farewell Flight 17 December 2020
- ^ "What actually occurred with the A380 aircraft of Thai Airways?". travel-radar. Retrieved 2023-04-08.