380, is the end near

[kelvedon]

I hope the A380 continues to live a long time as I love its quietness and spaciousness and with (so far) only 10 across seating in Y, it make it a much more tolerable experience than the 10 across seating of that most airlines are opting for in their 787 and 777's.
However did I read somewhere that some airlines were looking at 11 across, and have any tried it?

 

[clifford]

make it a much more tolerable experience than the 10 across seating of that most airlines are opting for in their 787...

That would indeed be quite intolerable

 

[mannej]

I hope the A380 continues to live a long time as I love its quietness and spaciousness and with (so far) only 10 across seating in Y, it make it a much more tolerable experience than the 10 across seating of that most airlines are opting for in their 787 and 777's.
However did I read somewhere that some airlines were looking at 11 across, and have any tried it?

10 across on a 787 would be truly pack them in like sardines...

 

[kelvedon]

10 across on a 787 would be truly pack them in like sardines...

Whoops, but lets not let facts get in the way of a good story !

 

[drron]

I hope the A380 continues to live a long time as I love its quietness and spaciousness and with (so far) only 10 across seating in Y, it make it a much more tolerable experience than the 10 across seating of that most airlines are opting for in their 787 and 777's.
However did I read somewhere that some airlines were looking at 11 across, and have any tried it?

As suggested by Airbus-

.
Airbus Wants to Cram 80 Extra Passengers Into Its A380 Super Jumbo Jet

Air Austral ordered 2 then cancelled.
Transaero ordered 10 and went bankrupt.

 

[rock86]

As suggested by Airbus-

.
Airbus Wants to Cram 80 Extra Passengers Into Its A380 Super Jumbo Jet

Air Austral ordered 2 then cancelled.
Transaero ordered 10 and went bankrupt.

Haven't EK already said they won't be installing the 11 abreast Y on their remaining orders also?

 

[Ansett]

Haven't EK already said they won't be installing the 11 abreast Y on their remaining orders also?

Yes thats when Airbus offered them the A80 Plus with extended winglets and altered stair case and 11 abreast seating.

 

[dajop]

IIRC there was a comment that SQ was paying $1M USD/month for the A380 lease.

So that ($1m USD/month) works out to be ~ $70USD/seat/day based on original SQ configuration of 471 seats.

 

[codash1099]

A bit more here:

Hi Fly A380 drops PE, keeps connectivity — and Koito seats - Runway Girl