If Lufthansa retires the 747-400s and A380s, there will be hardly any European carriers left with these types in their passenger fleets.
British Airways alone has a substantial fleet of the A380, and of the 747-400 the Russian Rossiya Airlines. Charterers such as Hi Fly and
Wamos also have a few.
Retiring the 47-4 is hardly surprising as they are 20 or more years oldare a lot more expensive making the a/c just too expensive per seat mile.
and costs for maintenance as spares etc are getting harder to find and VC>
The 380's could be improved subject to engines by upgrading .../
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