World’s Biggest Passenger Aircraft Begins Its New Life as a Charter Airliner
Charter operator Hi Fly recently received its first Airbus A380. The aircraft, painted in a special scheme, carried its first paying passengers on Wednesday. Hi Fly
Skift Take: It’s not unusual for an established airliner to go on to a second career as a charter aircraft. But it’s rare that a charter company like Hi-Fly to get an aircraft so new. That’s what happens when an aircraft falls out of favor in the industry. Only a few major airlines see much of a future for the superjumbo.
— Brian Sumers
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