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On <\/span>September 17<\/b>, <\/span>Etihad Airways<\/span> (EY\/ETD) brought back its last remaining grounded Airbus A380-800, which had been parked at Lourdes-Tarbes Airport since <\/span>December 2020<\/b>. The aircraft spent nearly six years at the French airport before flying to Abu Dhabi just a few days ago, where it is expected to resume commercial operations shortly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before continuing with this post, check out the video we recorded for our YouTube channel at Etihad Engineering, which shows what it takes to bring an A380 back into service after extended storage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Etihad Airways, then a five-year-old airline, made a historic announcement at the <\/span>2008 Farnborough Airshow<\/b>: an <\/span>order for ten Airbus A380-800s.<\/b> The airline\u2019s goal was to compete with leading Middle Eastern carriers and strengthen its international hub in Abu Dhabi, challenging the dominance of Doha and Dubai\u2014hubs of Qatar Airways and Emirates, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

On <\/span>June 16<\/b>, <\/span>2014<\/b>, the Airbus A380-861 with serial number <\/span>166 <\/b>made its maiden flight after rolling off the production line in Toulouse. Its initial flights were conducted under the French test registration<\/span> F-WWSS<\/b>, and it was assigned the registration <\/span>A6-APA<\/b> prior to delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n

The aircraft, along with the subsequent nine Airbus A380s, featured a total of 486 seats across four classes: the ultra-exclusive \u201c<\/span>The Residence<\/b>\u201d suite (for <\/span>one <\/b>or <\/span>two passengers<\/b>), <\/span>nine <\/b>First Class apartments, <\/span>70 <\/b>Business Class seats, and <\/span>405 <\/b>Economy Class seats. These state-of-the-art configurations redefined luxury travel, with \u201c<\/span>The<\/b> Residence<\/b>\u201d and \u201c<\/span>First<\/b> Apartments<\/b>\u201d serving as the pinnacle of the airline\u2019s premium offering.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Etihad\u2019s first A380 \u2013 Toulouse Blagnac \u2013 May 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On <\/span>Tuesday<\/b>, <\/span>December 16<\/b>, <\/span>2014<\/b>, Etihad\u2019s inaugural Airbus A380 took off from Hamburg on its delivery flight to Abu Dhabi, landing in the Emirati capital that same evening. The official unveiling occured two days later in one of the airline\u2019s hangars, marking a milestone in its history.<\/span><\/p>\n

The delivery of the first A380 coincided with that of the <\/span>Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner<\/b>\u2014also brand-new\u2014which arrived from Charleston on a ferry flight on <\/span>December 17 <\/b>under the registration <\/span>A6-BLA<\/b>. The unveiling event featured both aircraft in the hangar, ushering in a new era for Etihad Airways and its intercontinental hub at Zayed International Airport.<\/span><\/p>\n

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London Heathrow \u2013 December 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the following <\/span>10 days<\/b>, the first A380 conducted test flights around Abu Dhabi and the UAE before officially entering service on <\/span>December 27<\/b>, <\/span>2014<\/b>, on the Abu Dhabi\u2013London Heathrow route as flight <\/span>EY11<\/b>. With a <\/span>100%<\/b> load factor<\/b>, the aircraft departed at 02:54 local time and landed at 06:33 local time after a seven-hour flight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Etihad Airways added <\/span>four <\/b>Airbus A380s in <\/span>2015<\/b>, <\/span>three <\/b>in <\/span>2016<\/b>, and the final <\/span>two <\/b>in <\/span>2017<\/b>, completing its initial order for ten Super Jumbos. In addition to the British capital, these aircraft regularly served global gateways such as Paris Charles de Gaulle, New York John F. Kennedy, Sydney, Melbourne, Seoul, and Mumbai.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In <\/span>March 2020<\/b>, amid the onset of the <\/span>COVID-19 pandemic<\/b>, global aviation ground to a halt under sweeping travel restrictions. Nearly all airlines operating the Airbus A380\u2014including Etihad Airways\u2014decided to ground their Super Jumbos, despite having all ten in regular service.<\/span><\/p>\n

All of them\u2014from registrations <\/span>A6-APA<\/b> through <\/span>A6-APJ<\/b>\u2014remained parked at Abu Dhabi International Airport until late <\/span>2020<\/b>, before being ferried to <\/span>Lourdes-Tarbes <\/b>(France) or <\/span>Teruel <\/b>(Spain) for long-term storage. By then, heavy skepticism loomed over whether the A380s would ever return to service with the Emirati airline.<\/span><\/p>\n

A year after the fleet was grounded, in <\/span>March 2021<\/b>, Etihad\u2019s then-CEO publicly declared that the A380s faced an uncertain future and would most likely never fly for the airline again.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Teruel (Spain) \u2013 October 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, on <\/span>December 9<\/b>, <\/span>2022<\/b>, Etihad issued a press release on its website titled <\/span>\u201cEtihad Airways set to reintroduce its much-loved A380 fleet after a surge in demand from customers,\u201d<\/span><\/i> marking the beginning of the Super Jumbos\u2019 return to the UAE flag carrier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Etihad reported that the return of the Airbus A380 was a direct response to three market conditions. Chief among them were significant delays in new aircraft deliveries from Airbus and Boeing, coupled with an unprecedented boom in luxury and corporate travel. Additionally, airport congestion had reduced available slots, making the use of larger aircraft essential to meet passenger demand.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Following months of heavy maintenance, thorough structural inspections, software updates, and a complete recertification of systems by Etihad Engineering, the airline\u2019s Airbus A380s began returning to service in the <\/span>summer <\/b>of <\/span>2023<\/b>. Abu Dhabi\u2013London Heathrow was the reinaugural route, with other intercontinental destinations gradually added over time.<\/span><\/p>\n

The last Airbus A380 to be back in service\u2014and the only one to remain in storage since the pandemic\u2014was <\/span>A6-APB<\/b>, the second Super Jumbo added to the airline\u2019s fleet back in <\/span>April 2015<\/b>. After being parked at Lourdes-Tarbes from <\/span>December 3<\/b>, <\/span>2020<\/b>, until <\/span>September 17<\/b>, <\/span>2026<\/b>, extensive restoration work began earlier this year to prepare it for its return to flight.<\/span><\/p>\n

As can be seen in our database, the aircraft departed from the French city at 09:36 local time and arrived in Abu Dhabi at 18:27 after a flight of <\/span>6 hours <\/b>and <\/span>51 minutes<\/b>. At the time of writing, it remains parked at Zayed International Airport awaiting its return to commercial service.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Registration<\/th>\nConfig<\/th>\nDelivered<\/th>\nAge<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
A6-APA<\/td>\nP2F9C70Y405<\/td>\nDecember 2014<\/td>\nRetired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A6-APB<\/td>\nP2F9C70Y405<\/td>\nApril 2015<\/td>\n12 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A6-APC<\/td>\nP2F9C70Y405<\/td>\nMay 2015<\/td>\n12 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A6-APD<\/td>\nP2F9C70Y405<\/td>\nAugust 2015<\/td>\n11 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A6-APE<\/td>\nP2F9C70Y405<\/td>\nOctober 2015<\/td>\n11 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A6-APF<\/td>\nP2F9C70Y405<\/td>\nMarch 2016<\/td>\n11 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A6-APG<\/td>\nP2F9C70Y405<\/td>\nApril 2016<\/td>\n11 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A6-APH<\/td>\nP2F9C70Y405<\/td>\nMarch 2017<\/td>\n10 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A6-API<\/td>\nP2F9C70Y405<\/td>\nMay 2017<\/td>\n10 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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On <\/span>March 23<\/b>, <\/span>2020<\/b>, the Airbus A380-861 with registration <\/span>A6-APA<\/b> was grounded in Abu Dhabi, along with its nine sister ships. Nearly seven months later, on <\/span>November 5, 2020<\/b>, it took off from the country\u2019s capital bound for Lourdes-Tarbes, marking the final flight of its operational life before being permanently retired and later dismantled for parts.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>2022<\/b>, Etihad announced the reintroduction of the Airbus A380 for the following year, with the fleet gradually returning to service. By <\/span>2025<\/b>, the airline decided to scrap one of its ten Super Jumbos to harvest spare parts for the remaining aircraft. The carrier selected <\/span>A6-APA<\/b>\u2014the flagship aircraft that had marked the very beginning of Etihad\u2019s A380 operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Etihad\u2019s A380 cockpit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In accordance with our database, London, Paris, Tokyo, and Toronto are the current destinations served by Etihad Airways to and from Abu Dhabi using its Airbus A380-800s. The main destination is the British capital, followed by the French capital, and then the Japanese capital and the Canadian city, both with the same schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Map via gcmap.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Destination<\/th>\nFlight(s)<\/th>\nSeats<\/th>\nFlight<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
London Heathrow (LHR)<\/td>\n7 weekly<\/td>\n3,402 weekly<\/td>\nEY61\/62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
London Heathrow (LHR)<\/td>\n7 weekly<\/td>\n3,402 weekly<\/td>\nEY63\/64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
London Heathrow (LHR)<\/td>\n7 weekly<\/td>\n3,402 weekly<\/td>\nEY67\/68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)<\/td>\n7 weekly<\/td>\n3,402 weekly<\/td>\nEY31\/32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)<\/td>\n7 weekly<\/td>\n3,402 weekly<\/td>\nEY33\/34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tokyo Narita (NRT)<\/td>\n7 weekly<\/td>\n3,402 weekly<\/td>\nEY800\/801<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toronto Pearson (YYZ)<\/td>\n7 weekly<\/td>\n3,402 weekly<\/td>\nEY21\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Xiamen Haeco \u2013 July 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Cover photo: \u00a9 Henry Howard \u2013 JetPhotos (Sydney, Australia)<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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