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• Aug 21, 2024

• #2

LittleInch

Petroleum

Mar 27, 2013

21,578

Seems to be.

https://simpleflying.com/how-much-does-an-airbus-a380-cost/

New the "list price" was apparently $450 million...

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• Aug 21, 2024

• #3

3DDave

Aerospace

May 23, 2013

10,779

The cost of a white elephant is pretty low.

 

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• Aug 21, 2024

• #4

IRstuff

Aerospace

Jun 3, 2002

44,458

Seems like the value proposition is even worse than for a used car ;-)

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• Aug 21, 2024

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rb1957

Aerospace

Apr 15, 2005

15,720

'cept maybe a Pinto ?

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• Sep 3, 2024

• #6

verymadmac

Mechanical

May 15, 2005

413

But did the purchase price include engines, rotatables, etc. Once leasing companys are involved you got to ask did they buy the whole aircraft or just most of it!

 

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• Sep 3, 2024

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rb1957

Aerospace

Apr 15, 2005

15,720

I agree you need to know the details to fully understand the deal, but $40M for an empty, partless, hulk of a plane is still an absolute steal.

"Wir hoffen, dass dieses Mal alles gut gehen wird!"
General Paulus, Nov 1942, outside Stalingrad after the launch of Operation Uranus.

 

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• Sep 3, 2024

• #8

M

MintJulep

Mechanical

Jun 12, 2003

9,938

It's not "five more' planes.

Emirates currently leases these five planes. When the leases expire, Emirates will buy them.

https://simpleflying.com/emirates-buy-5-airbus-a380-lessor-200-million/

 

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