How Many Airbus A380s Are Still In Service, And Which Airlines Fly It?

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In August 2025, Jalopnik published an article astir why nan Airbus A340 widebody pitchy has 4 mini engines alternatively of 2 larger ones. In nan comments section, 1 scholar astutely pointed out, "[It's] benignant of amusing that Boeing and Airbus each built only 2 models of 4-engine pitchy airplanes, but Boeings were some bases-loaded location runs, and Airbus' were some commercialized flops." The referenced Boeing craft are, of course, its groundbreaking 707 and double-decker 747, some of which were runaway successes (some airlines still alert nan second to this day).

Over astatine Airbus, nan C-suite execs grounded to admit that nan ever-increasing extended-range twin-engine operational capacity standards (ETOPS) would render its four-engine A340 outdated almost astatine nan clip of launch. Much of that past condemnation is besides applicable to nan brand's A380, pinch nan added load of being freakin' humongous and costly to operate. The A380 made its inaugural commercialized formation successful 2007. In total, 251 craft were built, pinch nan past portion completed successful 2021.

Nowadays, astir 189 of those 251 craft are still successful operation. Interestingly, nary United States-based airlines opted to acquisition this jumbo-est of jumbo jets. In hindsight, that was a wise decision, but it intends that experiencing nan novelty of flying connected nan largest commercialized rider pitchy requires recreation to aliases from nan countries pinch carriers that run them. Currently, location are 10 airlines to prime from.

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Without further ado, here's nan database of existent A380 operators arsenic of August 2025. We've besides included wherever each hose is based, positive nan number of A380s either owned aliases leased by that airline. This accusation was obtained from nan aviation database planespotters.net and is believed to beryllium meticulous astatine nan clip of writing. That said, hose fleets are perpetually successful a authorities of flux, truthful don't sprout nan messenger if we're disconnected by a jumbo pitchy aliases two. Finally, statement that not each flights operated by these airlines will characteristic nan A380 — it's only connected prime routes.

• Emirates, Dubai: 116
• British Airways, United Kingdom: 12
• Qatar Airways, Qatar: 10
• Singapore Airlines, Singapore: 10
• Qantas, Australia: 10
• Lufthansa, Germany: 8
• Korean Air, South Korea: 7
• Etihad, United Arab Emirates: 7
• Asiana Airlines, South Korea: 6
• All Nippon Airways/ANA, Japan: 3

When added together, nan supra database totals 189 of nan A380 jets that are still successful service. Recall that Airbus primitively manufactured 251 of this model, and betwixt 20 and 30 units are known to person been scrapped. That leaves a fewer twelve of nan elephantine jets unaccounted for, astatine slightest immoderate of which are successful semipermanent storage. On a affirmative note, a fewer of these parked jets person been restored to work aft sitting for 1,000 days.

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To beryllium fair, passengers emotion nan A380. Like Boeing's 747, nan A380 has accommodations dispersed retired crossed 2 rider decks, but dissimilar nan 747, nan A380's precocious platform extends nan afloat magnitude of nan craft and isn't conscionable a hump complete nan cockpit. For travelers successful premium cabins for illustration business people and first class, that other abstraction translates into onboard cocktail lounges and, successful immoderate cases, a multi-room "residence" successful lieu of a seat, positive a ablution suite to freshen up astatine 30,000 feet. Not conscionable spacious, nan A380 besides has an fantabulous information grounds pinch zero crashes aliases hull-loss incidents.

In spite of those affirmative attributes, nan A380 is highly costly to operate. Like Airbus' ill-fated A340, it has 4 engines that guzzle costly Jet A fuel. Depending connected really each pitchy is configured, nan A380 holds astir 500 passengers successful mixed compartment classes aliases much than 850 flyers successful all-economy. That immense number of passengers besides requires a immense number of unit members — often much than 20.

Finally, not each airdrome tin accommodate nan A380's million-pound takeoff weight nor deplane its 500-plus passengers, which requires aggregate pitchy bridges — 1 starring to nan precocious platform — to beryllium done expeditiously. The database value of nan A380 is astir $450 million but is truthful unpopular pinch airlines that it often sells for much for illustration $30 cardinal nowadays, aliases moreover little if sold for a lengthy recycling process.