After several years of no fresh orders for the A380,Airbus finally got some life back into the program when they ended final year with an announcement that All Nippon Airways will be purchasing three A380 aircraft.
I suspect they were somewhat strong-armed into purchasing them, given that it was likely related to Skymark's bankruptcy. Airbus was the airline's moment biggest creditor, or ANA really wanted some more Tokyo Haneda slots,so some A380 orders may have very well been the deciding factor in them getting Skymark's slots.
ANA placed orders for just three A380s, making their A380 fleet the smallest of any airline operating the airplane. Of course not every airline will/can afford to order 100+ A380s like Emirates, and though you'd consider there are some economies of scale involved here,where the cost per frame goes down significantly when you have more, especially in terms of operating/maintenance costs.
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