An interesting and informative article in Aviation Week about the A380 wing spar inspections and any resultant crack repairs. The paragraph on QANTAS A380s is shown hereunder:
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According to the Aviation Week Network Fleet Discovery database, Qantas currently operates the only three aircraft in revenue service that are older than 12.5 years, though the real threshold of wing box production is unclear. VH-OQB is the Australian carrier’s fleet leader at 14.5 years. Singapore Airlines was the first carrier to take delivery of an A380 in October 2007, but that aircraft and several more of its early A380s have either been scrapped or are stored.
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Full article:
https://aviationweek.com/air-transpo...return-service