Airbus axes the Super Jumbo

QANTAS A380-842 VH-OQD (CN 026)             File Photo

This is really sad news for me as this is without a doubt my favorite aircraft.  After almost a dozen years, Airbus is pulling the plug on its A380 superjumbo. The last of the double-deck behemoths will roll out of Airbus' hangar in 2021 and be handed over to Emirates, the stalwart airline which has essentially kept the A380 alive in recent years through repeated orders of the world's largest commercial jet. However, like many other airlines, Emirates has been shifting towards the new wave of fuel-efficient twin engine jets such as the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787. This saw Emirates cancel an outstanding order for 39 A380s – valued at a staggering US$17.4 billion based on Airbus' list price - which was necessary to keep the production line moving.

EMIRATES A380-861 A6-EEQ (CN 141)                   File Photo

“As a result of this decision we have no substantial A380 backlog and hence no basis to sustain production, despite all our sales efforts with other airlines in recent years," remarked Airbus CEO Tom Enders. "This leads to the end of A380 deliveries in 2021."
“The A380 is not only an outstanding engineering and industrial achievement. Passengers all over the world love to fly on this great aircraft," Enders added. "But, keep in mind that A380s will still roam the skies for many years to come and Airbus will of course continue to fully support the A380 operators. "Emirates will pick up the keys to the world's last 14 superjumbos over the next two years, having switched its Airbus order to 30 of the more modern A350-900 jets along with 40 of the A330neo models. Recent weeks saw Qantas officially confirm its long-held decision to cancel the final eight A380s in its initial order of 20, while Qatar Airways said it would begin retiring its own A380s once they reached the 10-year mark, beginning in 2024. Qantas took delivery of their first A380 back on the 19th September 2008 - their 12th and last was delivered 16th December 2011. Qantas had an option for another 8 but cancelled that option 6 yrs ago.

                ETIHAD A380-861 A6-APH (CN 199)                    File Photo

Airlines flying the A380 are

Air France 10 in service

All Nippon 1 in service (3 on order)

Asiana 6 in service

British Airways 12 in service

China Southern 5 in service

Emirates 109 in service (3 on order)

Etihad 9 in service

Hi Fly Malta 1 in service (ex Singapore 9V-SKC)

Korean Air 10 in service

Lufthansa 14 in service

Malaysia 6 in service

Qantas 12 in service

Qatar 10 in service

Singapore 24 - 19 in service (3 stored 2 retired.. 1 of these has gone to Hi Fly)

Thai 6

As of the end of January 2019 234 A380's have been built.

Singapore airlines was the first airline to fly the A380 and now have started to retire some of the first ones they received.. story below

https://madaboutplanes.blogspot.com/2018/06/two-singapore-a380s-sold-for-parts.html