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Post by FabienA380 on Jul 9, 2020 3:08:53 GMT 1
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Post by a380fanclub on Aug 5, 2020 20:53:10 GMT 1
MIP performed a short test flight today over Portugal:
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Post by peter on Oct 27, 2020 22:23:11 GMT 1
Recent flights, not much but at least generating some revenue:
24-Sep-2020 Beja Air Base - Istanbul Airport 24-Sep-2020 Istanbul, Turkey - Kuala Lumpur Int'l 30-Sep-2020 Kuala Lumpur Int'l - Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Int'l 07-Oct-2020 Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Int'l - Kuala Lumpur Int'l 23-Oct-2020 Kuala Lumpur Int'l - Beja Air Base
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Post by Jkkw on Nov 3, 2020 9:59:39 GMT 1
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Post by peter on Nov 3, 2020 12:07:17 GMT 1
Three years? Not even almost three years. I don't think there is a list available for all Hi Fly flights but my quess it was parked at Beja and a few other airports at least a year and a half (total) since delivery. Even during it's latest revenue trip it was idle at KUL for 22 days! So,next stop Tarmac Aerosave?
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Post by airboche on Nov 3, 2020 13:30:27 GMT 1
Sad to see this. Admittedly we have to face corona conditions now. Bad time for every airline. But a niche concept like Hifly's had looked more promising to me.
I hope we don't see 250 A380 be scrapped now. There must be a better use for those young airplanes?
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Post by peter on Nov 3, 2020 13:53:56 GMT 1
Is it just on my laptop that page "media-center" won't scroll down or back up??
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Post by stealthmanbob on Nov 3, 2020 17:03:43 GMT 1
Is it just on my laptop that page "media-center" won't scroll down or back up?? It scrolls on my IPad ! The words - "Hi Fly is planning the phase out of it’s Airbus A380 at the end of the lease term later this year, following almost three years of successful operations worldwide. The decision to not extend the initial agreed lease period came as a consequence of the covid-19 pandemic, that drastically reduced the demand for very large aircraft. Hi Fly belongs to the very exclusive club of only 15 airlines to ever operate the A380, the largest and most advanced aircraft of all times. This aircraft was a testimony to how far human being can go in developing something so extraordinary. Above all, the iconic 9H-MIP “Save the Coral Reefs” was inspiring, and carried this responsible message to hundreds of millions of people in the four corners of the world. The Airbus A380 will be replaced in the Hi Fly fleet by additional Airbus A330’s, a smaller and more adequate aircraft for current market conditions."
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Post by fanairbus on Nov 4, 2020 8:58:28 GMT 1
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Post by a380fanclub on Dec 9, 2020 20:51:02 GMT 1
MIP went to Seoul on the evening of December 9, on what could be one of her last operations with Hi Fly.
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