Etihad Airways to restore parked A380s to ops

Final two Etihad Airbus A380 aircraft poised to rejoin fleet

Two more Etihad Airways A380 aircraft are poised to rejoin the United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier’s fleet after almost five years in storage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Details surrounding the A380-800’s release were first announced by aviation journalist Andreas Spaeth who tipped A6–APC and A6-APB as the superjumbos set to fly again. At an Etihad open day for Wizz Air’s Abu Dhabi staff at the end of July 2025, Arik De, Chief Rev…

Etihad Airways to restore parked A380s to ops

Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International) plans to restore a pair of stored A380-800s to service, raising to nine the number of active double-deckers in its fleet. Chief revenue and commercial officer Arik De told reporters in Hamburg on July 25 that the Gulf carrier was considering bringing two of its mothballed A380s back into service, the UAE newspaper The National reported. “We want more A380s back, but we don't want to bring them if they…