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Qantas Welcomes 10th and Final Airbus A380 Back to Service After Nearly Six Years in Storage

Qantas has welcomed their tenth and final Airbus back to Sydney after nearly six years in storage, marking the largest-ever maintenance check in the airline’s 105-year history.


Qantas Welcomes 10th and Final Airbus A380 Back to Sydney - Courtesy Qantas
Qantas Welcomes 10th and Final Airbus A380 Back to Sydney - Courtesy Qantas

On Thursday (December 4, 2025), Qantas announced the arrival of their tenth and final A380 back to Sydney today after nearly six years in storage, marking the largest maintenance check in airline’s 105-year history.  The return of the aircraft, named after one of the Qantas founders, ‘Paul McGinness’ will serve as an operational spare during the Christmas period, and from January 1st, 2026, will boost international capacity by allowing daily A380 service between Sydney and Dallas.


In Thursday’s announcement, Qantas International’s CEO, Cam Wallace, said,


“We know our customers love our A380 aircraft and last year our superjumbo fleet carried over 1 million people on our international network.  The return of our final A380 means we can offer even more seats on popular long-haul routes to destinations like Dallas, Singapore and Johannesburg.


“Bringing an A380 back into service after nearly six years in storage is no small feat.  Teams of engineers around the globe came together to complete more than 100,000 hours of work to prepare the aircraft for flying again, from extensive checks to heavy maintenance, landing gear replacement, a full cabin refresh and assessment flying, with parts shipped by land, sea and sky.


“When this aircraft lands today it will have been nearly 2,000 days since it last touched Australian soil, and we’re proud to return it to the skies.”


Qantas Welcomes 10th and Final Refreshed Airbus A380 Back to Sydney After Nearly Six Years in Storage - Courtesy Qantas


Over the last few years, Qantas has progressively brought their A380 fleet back into service.  Each aircraft has undergone extensive engineering checks along with a full cabin refurbishment before returning to the fleet.  Qantas’ A380s aircraft feature 14 First, 70 Business, 60 Premium Economy and 341 Economy seats.  All Qantas A380 aircraft have undergone a full cabin refresh and reconfiguration including a refurbished First cabin and upper deck lounge, and more premium seats in Business and Premium Economy.

 

 

Source: Qantas

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