{"id":63090,"date":"2024-05-05T21:32:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=63090"},"modified":"2024-05-05T21:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:02:12","slug":"korean-air-scraps-airbus-a380","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/05\/korean-air-scraps-airbus-a380\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Air Scraps One More Airbus A380 at Seoul Incheon Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SEOUL-<\/strong> Yet another Airbus A380 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Korean+Air\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Korean Air (KE)<\/a> fleet is being decommissioned, adding to the ten double-decker jets already retired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures circulating on social media depict the massive aircraft being disassembled, with the tail separated from the fuselage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/451v4j1i-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Yet another Airbus A380 from the Korean Air (KE) fleet is being decommissioned, adding to the ten double-decker jets already retired.\" class=\"wp-image-63092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/451v4j1i-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/451v4j1i-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/451v4j1i-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/451v4j1i-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/451v4j1i-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/451v4j1i-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/451v4j1i.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: spotter.ice\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-korean-air-scraps-a380\">Korean Air Scraps A380<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This particular <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=A380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A380<\/a>, registered as HL7613 and manufactured in 2011, is over 13 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Powered by GP7270 engines from Engine Alliance, it was retired from Korean Air&#8217;s service in March 2020 and has since been stored at Incheon Airport in Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The images reveal that the dismantling process is taking place near an Asiana Airlines hangar, a carrier that is in the process of being acquired by Korean Air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"935\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/38dz2p46.png\" alt=\"Korean Air Scraps Airbus A380\" class=\"wp-image-63093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/38dz2p46.png 935w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/38dz2p46-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/38dz2p46-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/38dz2p46-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/38dz2p46-450x253.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: spotter.ice\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a380-flights-to-the-usa\">A380 Flights to the USA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s noteworthy that Korean Air still operates some of its remaining A380s. As of May, four of them remain active, exclusively serving the Seoul-<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Los+Angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles (LAX)<\/a> route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fifth aircraft hasn&#8217;t been operating since April 18, possibly undergoing maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, four A380s, the airline&#8217;s initial batch, including <strong>HL7613<\/strong>, have been grounded for several months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Korean_Air_and_Asiana_Airlines_Airbus_A380_at_Incheon_Airport.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Korean_Air_and_Asiana_Airlines_Airbus_A380_at_Incheon_Airport.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Korean_Air_and_Asiana_Airlines_Airbus_A380_at_Incheon_Airport-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Korean_Air_and_Asiana_Airlines_Airbus_A380_at_Incheon_Airport-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Korean_Air_and_Asiana_Airlines_Airbus_A380_at_Incheon_Airport-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Hyeonwoo Noh &#8211; http:\/\/www.airliners.net\/photo\/Korean-Air\/Airbus-A380-861\/2515862\/L\/, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=38818177<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Korean Air has already announced plans to phase out the A380, this is expected to coincide with the arrival of the first of 27 Airbus <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=A350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A350-1000s<\/a>. These new aircraft will gradually take over long-range flights within the next few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to Korean Air, <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Asiana+Airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asiana Airlines (AS) <\/a>will also retire its fleet of six A380s, which were acquired between 2014 and 2016, making them even newer than those of its previous competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to records from Planespotters, 22 A380s have been dismantled thus far out of a total of 251 manufactured. Airbus ceased production of the aircraft in December 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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