Three more Airbus A380s to be dismantled to supply parts for the double-decker giant’s fleet
The widebody Airbus A380 fleet will soon lose three aircraft, but for a good cause. Tarmac Aerosave, a company specializing in aircraft storage and recycling, has reached an agreement with EastMerchant to dismantle the huge aircraft.
The work will be done at its facilities in Tarbes, France, where other A380s have already been dismantled.
The components recovered from the three aircraft will be used in other jets of the type on the market.
Tarmac did not identify which A380s are part of the agreement, only that they are stored in Tarbes.
In addition to dismantling the jets, the company also recovers them so that they are fit for flight again after periods of storage such as the one that occurred during the pandemic.
According to Tarmac, 29 A380s have been returned to service since 2021 while 12 have been scrapped – the three jets will join them in the future.
With production ending at Airbus in 2021, the A380 has had 251 aircraft produced since 2003.
According to Planespotters, 24 aircraft have been fully or partially scrapped. On the other hand, there were 150 active A380s worldwide and another 80 parked or stored.
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