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Etihad Returns Its Final Stored Airbus A380 to Abu Dhabi After 6.5 Years

Etihad Airways has brought its last pandemic-stored Airbus A380, A6-APB, back to Abu Dhabi from Tarbes, France. The aircraft’s return restores the carrier’s superjumbo fleet to full strength after more than five years in storage.

Discovered 2026-09-17T06:50:34.196673-07:00 | 2026-09-17T06:50:34.196673-07:00

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Etihad’s full A380 fleet is operationally available again, restoring capacity on routes where the carrier deploys its largest aircraft.
The return marks another step in the airline’s post-pandemic fleet reactivation, while underscoring the long storage periods required to return widebody aircraft to service.

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