The World’s Biggest A380 Fleet Has a Problem

The A380 was the most profitable aircraft in Emirates’ fleet last year, the airline’s best year ever. Now the world’s biggest A380 operator is waiting on engine shops it doesn’t control. This video covers what’s gone wrong with the GP7200 and Trent 900 overhauls, the new FAA directive on GP7200 turbine seals, why a parked A380 can’t be replaced by a twin, how the $5 billion retrofit is extending the fleet to 2041, and what the 777-9 can and can’t do when it finally arrives.