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- Qantas will retire ten Airbus A380 superjumbos in 2028, four years ahead of schedule.
- Qantas cites rising maintenance and fuel costs as the primary reason.
- Qantas plans to replace the retired A380s with Airbus A350-1000s that carry more premium seats.
- Only 171 A380s remain in service worldwide, down from over 230 in the late 2010s.
- Airbus stopped A380 production in 2021 after orders dried up.