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Australian Carrier Returns Final Superjumbo To Service After Six Years
Qantas has completed the restoration of its Airbus A380 fleet, with the tenth and final aircraft returning to service after a nearly six-year storage period. The aircraft, named after Qantas founder Paul McGinness, underwent extensive maintenance and cabin renovation, including over 100,000 hours of work. It will initially serve as an operational spare before entering regular service on the Sydney to Dallas route, enabling daily A380 operations on that connection. The completion of the A380 restoration program marks a significant chapter in Qantas’s pandemic recovery, with the airline’s full superjumbo fleet now back in operation for the first time since early 2020, as reported by AeroTime.