I know the 747 is a much more iconic aircraft type than the A380, but it's still really saddening to see such a young plane getting scrapped. I just hope the remaining A380s get to live on for a few more years.

13 years old is still pretty young for a aircraft. Unfortunately there's really no other options...can't sell it, too expensive to operate, and storage fees have to be astronomical. Love to see one converted into a freighter, but for now seems like the wisest decision. The ones remaining will need parts eventually and possibly sell some parts to other carriers....

While I'm happy that they've kept 10 in service it's still sad to see these two get scrapped.

I'm surprised VH-OQA wasn't one of the first to be scrapped. It was the aircraft involved in the QF32 incident. After it's repair the weight of the plane was increased making it the A380 with shortest range. I wonder why they kept it in storage in favor of the other two airframes. On another note, I'm very excited to see more A380s coming into Heathrow!

Just an update. In addition to SYD-LAX, Qantas has also resumed the A380 on MEL-LAX.

Good move. As an Aussie I have been disappointed at the quality of service and cleanliness of Qantas aircraft. I have moved to Thai Airways, Malayasian, Taipai and even Qatar (the later, no so crash hot). Basically any flight other than a QF as most times they are cheaper.

I was almost scrapped at 13 for being an extraordinary troublemaker, so I can pretty much feel the pain. The struggle is real man!

As everyone has said already, no other plane gives comfort and space to travellers like the A380, love flying in them. I hope we get to fly these for the next 2 decades. I'm so worried about these tiny planes returning for long haul service, not going to be pleasant flying in them..

How very sad. When we fly East, particularly to Australia and New Zealand, we always look for the A380 as far as possible as it is the quietest and most comfortable aircraft in commercial aviation, followed by the A350.

Sad to see this happening. Hopefully they won’t live to regret this move as the aviation sector moves up a gear. I would always book a flight on a 380 over a 777/ 350 purely for comfort.

It was such a waste in initial development costs and then to see the aircraft scrapped after just 13 years . A salutatory tale .

The A380 in my opinion will remain as the best ever aircraft to fly on for comfort & overall experience, so very sad to see any taken out of service.

Airbus' superjumbo came out 20 years too late. It's sad to see them being parted out.

Personally, I found traveling in a full deck economy section in the Qantas A380 to be very uncomfortable on the Melbourne to LA route. You are packed in like sardines and the ratio of people to amenities [toilets] is bad also. Our trips in the earlier 747s were far better. So I won't be sad to see the aircraft being retired but all that won't matter as I do not intend to travel with Qantas ever again due to the absolutely shocking customer service we received trying to sort out a booking problem prior to our trip.

I did 6 trips on A380 from Aus to LA very smooth and spacious .I hope they keep flying a great plane. 👍 AJ

Now I think I might start saving up for a holiday just in case I don't ever get to fly on one of these planes.

I traveled Qantas to Los Angeles from Melbourne on the QF93 in business class in May on a Dreamliner, and home via Sydney on the QF12 (A380) in First class, exceptionally happy with the service on both flights and would be equally happy flying either up the pointy end.😊🇦🇺👍✈️

Sad to hear about this.. I love the A380 and I’m so glad it was built even if it was a financial failure. Sometimes the best things produced are not commercially successful, but they sure do raise the human spirit of perseverance and achievement. I only flew on a Qantas A380 once, but it was very special. Great airline and an awesome aircraft. Every time I fly on the big bird it’s a special treat.

Victorville - I once stopped there for an In-n-out Burger on the way to Las Vegas. It certainly looks like the sort of place where people, planes, hopes and dreams are scrapped.

As an Aussie with ties to the UK, i actively seek an A380 - have you tried it..? super spacious regardless of which class you travel, super comfortable - all that mass damps any turbulence. Sadly economics means the world with only order large twin jets, but do you see how they pack the passengers into the 787s, 777s and A350s? Id pay a $200-$500 premium for the spacious A380 anyday - Emirates gets it - and i suggest you get it before you;re sardined into widebody twin - i reckon we have 10 years with qantas and 15 with Emirates - enjoy!

I travelled on this plane several times and really loved it. Shame to see it getting broken up.

Didn't mind flying in the A380. Always found it pretty smooth flying, even in heavy turbulence and relatively quiet, especially the upper deck. Can understand the reason for scrapping 2 of their A380's given that Airbus built the last A380 last year, so spare parts will be at a premium, especially if they are to continue flying the rest of the their A380 fleet until they are eventually replaced by the A350-1000.

It only seems like yesterday the 380 was commissioned to fly. And only 13 years?

I will always remember flying on an inaugural…it was special, if only just a fly-by between LAX-SFO for special friends. My first commercial flight on the aircraft QF 380 took off next to a QF 747 from LAX, and after take-off the pilot could not stop talking about the better performance of his aircraft during take-off…shorter runway needed, slower speed needed, and other stuff.

A380 is my favourite I hope people keep them!

A380. I travelled from dxb to Beijing. What a beautiful aircraft. Huge.sad to see them retiring.

This looks like a well thought out business decision to me (post COVID). All those “newish” spare parts sounds like a reasonable idea for the slightly downsized fleet💡.

It is quite sad the 2 A380s are being scraped

I really hope I get onboard the 747 and the A380 one day in the future

Wow, hard to believe these are already being scrapped.

We'll still have 20 plus more years of the queen variations flying around.

Sad news as a QF employee I missed the A380

Damn heart breaking.

Qantas had retrofitted three of the six A380s before the pandemic. Three were being retrofitted as it hit. These two being scrapped were never retrofitted.

Very sad news. At least I got to fly on VH-OQE (Lawrence Hargrave). Pity I'll never fly VH-OQF ☹️

A380 arrived 30-40 years too late; four engine jets are a thing of the past........this jetliner was obsolete when the first one rolled off the assembly line.

Just flew on the 380, really nice ride. Shame they are being retired so quick.

I only shed a tear when the 747s are scrapped.

Keep them all ,we love them ❤️ ♥️

Only 13 years in service??? Jeez!

I flew VH-OQF from HKG to SYD on 23 Jan 2020. So sad to see her being scrapped.

It will be interesting to learn why these two aircraft were chosen for scrap. Maybe they have underlying maintenance issues or gremlins in their systems?

Flown the A380 many times. UK Bangkok ! 👏👏

Well whilst it sad to see them go it’s understandable given current economic situation Also worthwhile if Qantas gets to keep the parts from scrapping

Early A380 airframes were and are prone to cracks in the wings. Both of these Quantas planes would be in this group and the decision was likeky made to have them available for parts (since they aren't making them anymore) rather than the expense of constantly inspecting and possibly repairing these older models. They may have developed more cracks in storage that could have also led to the decision to mothball them for parts

This is not a problem, Qantas are only scrapping there heavier weight aircraft the same as SIA scrapped early versions of the plane. There later aircraft are more efficient. The early versions or the A380 are heavy and don't have the weight saving modifications that later versions have therefore don't meet the range spec.

3:22. “It won’t be long before the almighty superjumbo A380s are eternally retired”: Good 👍 analogy, ‘Simple Flying’! I like 👍 it!!!!

I wish I still lived there to see all the aircraft being stored.

The a380 will need parts later since there’s no more production of the fleet

A-10s from George AFB used to hunt our OPFOR tanks at Ft. Irwin back in the 80s. good times.

These machine will serve as a perfect test bed for the next generation of power plants to be tested on it just as the ge90 was tested on a 747

great video . Can you make a video onto the possible reintroduction of A380 in lufthansa's fleet , pls

When a young heavy airliner goes to the scrapping yard. They most likely discovered some cracks in the Spar. Surprising that Airbus didn’t consider future plans to convert it to a Freighter?

I wish I could see one in person

I'm not much of an airbus fan I prefer Boeings but I still hope they at least save one of these beautiful aircraft to put in a museum such as the QANTAS Founder's Museum in Longreach I think that is a much more dignified end to such a magnificent beast

You'll eventually see numerous Emirates AC scrapped for the same reason.

I have a model of VH-OQF, was pretty sad to find out this news.

So sad to see these relatively young 380s being scrapped, with the surge in long haul demand perhaps Qantas have been somewhat premature in reducing fleet numbers. I hope that BA will soon increase their operations of the 380, they are extremely popular with passengers and need to be around for many years, I am surprised that Lufthansa have totally given up on the type, however nothing surprising about Air France.

a380 was a hugely expensive mistake

Like the 747, the A380 really is a marvel of engineering.

I remember when the A380 was announced, I was surprised that Boeing wasn't following suit or developing their exciting flying-wing concept further. Their prediction that massive passenger jets like the A380 would not be profitable long-term seemed short-sighted to me. But they were right!

Man is it hard to believe that after just 13 years these Super Jumbos are being scrapped. Most of us imaged we’d probably see them flying for 30 years when they first hit the sky.

Eve.n though it is one of the most carrismatic jetliner Qantas probably should have ordered the Boeing 777-300er instead.

Its sonsad to see A380 being scrabed on its early stage while 747 is still in service

Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 17 Jun 22.

Hi there. I am a first time viewer. I'm not into airplanes mostly & especially Trains & Buses. But this caught my attention. Sad to see these planes scrapped so young. I work in a hobby shop & slightly familiar with the AIRBUS Hogan is popular with them. My favorite no contest is The CONCORDE SST. I had opportunity to see them take off & fly over from KENNEDY AIRPORT in NEW YORK TWICE on separate occasions to FAR ROCKAWAY , QUEENS. I was on a Subway excursion train from the NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT MUSEUM. At one time they had tours of LAGUARDIA & KENNEDY airports in times past. As for this mighty Aircraft what a bummer, always losses never gain. But as I say to felllow railroaders keep them alive in your models. Incidentally A freight train was bringing in parts of an aircraft which model series ? 🤔 The wings, fuselage it was quite interesting to watch that on video. In fact I'm noticing a lot of this in the model train market as well & has been featured on club layouts. It would be an honor to have scale models of this in its entirety, original condition or riding on the freight lines of these interesting parts. Wow this is a mighty big aircraft! 😱 ✈🛫🛬

Damn shame given their age, but atleast they'll not go completely to waste.

Never was a major fan of the 380, that said its always a sad day when a plane is torn apart. I still think of them as she's.

Having told us that the ones to be scrapped are the 5th and 6th of QFs A380s, it leaves open the question as to why it is those airframes that are being scrapped. Are they nearest the next C-check? Do they use more fuel? Have they had more repairs done? Have their engines come near to then end of their working lives? Perhaps the first one has less cycles because it was under repair for a year after Champion de Crespingny's heroics? Just curious.

Very heart breaking to say the least !

Interesting fact: I flew with KLM 747-200 PH-BUM from Amsterdam to Mumbai, also called Charles E. Kingsford Smith. Also scrapped.

Really sad to hear this news. It is my preferred aircraft on the QF1/QF2 route of all time. I am travelling on a QF2 A380 in September, my first time since the pandemic and I am looking forward to the new Business Class seats, which understand have been installed.

When I worked for Qantas in the late 90s some brilliant bean counters had the great idea to sell off all our spare parts because they thought having millions of dollars worth of parts just sitting around in storage was a bad idea...except when we needed to order parts for a aircraft and the only thing we got was a message saying 'Nil Stock', which resulted in us having to cannibalize another aircraft for parts, then cannibalize another aircraft to fix that one...and so on...and so on! This constant cannibalization of parts lead to at least one major stuff up when a line maintenance engineer came to the hangars to remove the dump valve from a 747 toilet waste tanks...without draining the tanks first. This resulted in about 400 liters of poo flooding the planes aft cargo bay. That plane never smelled quite right ever again! 😂 Hopefully they learnt their lesson and will keep some parts on hand.

Don't they have enough desert in Australia to keep them in? Or is it the wrong type of desert?! 🐫

Soon every aircraft will look the same, featuring two engines, no double decks. The days of seeing Queens in the sky or Tri-Star aircraft will soon be over.

It's so sad to see aircraft that were built to last 20 to 30 years in active service. But sadly huge aircraft of this type. The 747 family only lasted so long, because they had the airlines to build them for. But due to fuel economics, these 4 engine giants are a foregone era. Now it's the twin engined aircraft that will endure a long lifespan. The A-380 came too late unfortunately.

Sad to see the demise of one of the most comfortable aircraft in the sky, I've flown on BA 747-200's 747-400's and Emirate A380's as staff standby PAX. I can boast DC3, Fokker F27 & 50, 100, Lockheed Electra & Viscount as planes I've been lucky enough to have travelled in.

I sure would've preferred an A380 instead of the A330 we had on our LAX to BNE flight last weekend. The A330 just feels cramped.

all you need is an ETOPS event gone awry. Just because jet engines today are so reliable [capable of 3 hrs. of single engine operation), the question is, what if there is a further emergency issue aside from the engine failure ??? What then eh ? You'll see an instant return of the 4 engined jetliners w/c can still operate w/2 engine failures. :-)

13 years is a very short service life. Wonder if they recouped their costs over that time ?

The 747 seems a much better and practical air freighter than the 380.

What is the average total time on the airframe for these A380s? Which airlines has the lowest hours on their A380s and which airlines has the highest hours on their fleet of A380s. What is the average cost of a used A380?

I live in Australia and at the moment most flights to Europe are operated by 777s, 787s and a340s.. they’re all completely full. We NEED super jumbos

This air plane failed badly

Anyone know why they're scrapping these newer ones as opposed to the older (1st/2nd delivered) ones? I thought logic would suggest you scrap oldest to newest? Or maybe they have different flight hours?

I would love to know how much a totally stripped 747 front fuselage would be severed just forward of the wings? Dead serious I need one in my backyard.

A380 has been a technological adventure for Airbus. And it has earned its honorable place in aviation history no matter what.

If the entire A380 fleet is taken out of service, who needs the spare parts? Are we really confident to fly in aircraft that is serviced primarily with used parts? Maintaining a stock of "spare parts" is costly. At what point will we face the reality that when the costs of this stored inventory have risen to exceed the actual value of the part, a fresh new part would be preferred?

I Really Hope More Qantas A380 back 🥺

Heartbreaking to see best passenger plane of this century getting rejected. 380 is the best plane in terms of comfort with no back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain,joints pain and all kinds of pain.

If there is no foreseeable requirement for the aircraft the alternative to parting it out is the scrap heap. Much better to recover as many valuable spares as they can.

Im not ready to say goodbye to the A380

I worked 30 years in the commercial and private jet maintenance industries and this is very common place. Depending on the availability of spare parts and rotable inventories many aircraft can be worth far more disassembled than they are in one piece. The hair bus is charging too much money or does not keep a great deal of inventory then this will always happen.

I'm aware of the issues with the A380 cargo density, but with the demise of the AN-225 I'm surprised noone is proposing an oversize cargo conversion by finding a way to remove the top deck.

What background sound is this ??

Not the only one...

Honestly I love 380 very comfortable better than Jambo 747 or 777 Boeing 380 airbus travel on long route NY and Dubai so easy to travel sad when I heard they scrap A380 the best airplane

I don't get their logic of not scrapping OQA (Nancy-Bird) given it's history and being the eldest in the fleet. Just sad in general they couldn't make this airframe work. It's so great to fly on.

I’ve seen another Qantas A380 at Abu Dhabi(AUH) airport ~10 days ago

Pain