zkojq wrote:MIflyer12 wrote:PhilMcCrackin wrote:The plane is a failure economically for them. They're just trying to spin it as, "Oh, we're soooooo concerned about the environment that we must remove this aircraft from our fleet" when the time finally comes.
I'd wager the A380 is probably more economical in terms of pollution per passenger or per mile than most aircraft are. Certainly more so than the 757/767/A330/A340/first gen 777s that continue to ply our skies.
You lose that wager according to this ICCT report. The A380 is inferior in CO2 emissions per RPK compared to 777-200, 332, and even 767-300.
https://theicct.org/sites/default/files ... ct2020.pdf
Only because very few (if any) 767-300s and A330-200s have first class seating. Not really an apples for apples comparison.
The A380 in their list has 1.16m2 per Passenger, which makes it
50% denser than the 763/E
30% denser than the A333
29% denser than the 772/E
25% denser than the 789
20% denser than the A359
19% denser than the 773/W
in that list. Sooo... people avoid flying the A380 in economy class because the premium classes are so premium?
Going by the atmosfair compensation calculator for DOH-NRT in Economy values are:
A380: 1306 Kg CO2/ 2527 Kg other climate effects (Water vapor/Ozone etc)
A359: 1023 Kg CO2/ 1980 Kg
A351: 1024 Kg CO2/ 1983 Kg
77W: 1191 Kg CO2/ 2306 Kg
789: 1038 Kg CO2/ 2008 Kg
If people made their flight decision based on CO2 emissions, they´d only fly on A359/A351.....
best regards
Thomas