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As Qantas announces that two of its 12 Airbus A380s are set to be retired, Australian Aviation looks back on the history of the airline's A380 fleet, and gives you the chance to guess which superjumbos are destined to be grounded for life.
Greg Foran has said he is confident international travel will resume early next year but thinks quarantine-free travel to Australia will be different than before.
The airline is planning to make jabs mandatory for customer-facing staff by 15 November 2021 and office-based employees by 31 March 2022.
The “International Freight Assistance Mechanism” (IFAM), which launched in April last year, has already provided $1.04 billion in financial help to the industry, connecting nine ports to 58 international destinations.
Including the new additions, Virgin Australia’s mainline fleet now totals 77 aircraft, including 75 Boeing 737-800s and two slightly smaller Boeing 737-700s.
In total, Qantas expects 10 of its 12 A380s to be back to performing regularly scheduled services by early 2024, while the remaining two are to be retired.
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