Living around 12 miles from Heathrow and with the good weather I noticed quite a few A380s passing overhead today. Didn’t check the details of the aircraft but reckon they were probably mainly, if not all, Emirates and Etihad.
Seems most of the passenger 747s have gone, do the 380s have a cargo version?
Geoff
Not yet officially. But some are in use for training purposes.
Almost every day the British Airways A380 passes my home approaching Frankfurt Airport.
So the short haul passengers have luck beeing carried in a wide body even for an hour
Lufthansa retired all of their fleet without plans to return them to service
Emirates and Qatar.
Etihad are not flying theirs yet, they are still in long term storage.
The freighter version of the A380 was cancelled.
I ran a query against the data recorded by my receiver from Feb 18th to now.
All Aircraft used an A388 (ICAO code), shown is the number of flights passing my location.
| Registered Owners | Flights |
|---|---|
| British Airways | 115 |
| Emirates Airline | 1012 |
| Qatar Airways | 199 |
| Singapore Airlines | 47 |
| Total | 1373 |
For reference, the total amount of recorded flights is 145300
So in less than 1% of all flights, an A380 was used
I live in the UAE and Emirates has definitely been flying more A380s. They are way fewer planes parked at DWC and I see many going in and out of DXB on my receiver everyday. Still nowhere close to pre-pandemic level though.
Qantas has three of their twelve A380’s back in the air mainly on the SYD/LAX route.
That is fascinating data.
Not sure it will ever return to pre pandemic activity, there is definitely a move towards cutting travel to hit green targets.
No cargo versions of the A380 were built.
I’ve queried some more details from my DB the last four weeks.
Current registered owner, aircraft used and flights per aircraft.
Emirates was using almost the whole active fleet
| Owner | Registration | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| British Airways | G-XLEA | 19 |
| G-XLED | 24 | |
| G-XLEF | 22 | |
| G-XLEG | 36 | |
| G-XLEI | 14 | |
| G-XLEK | 8 | |
| Emirates Airline | A6-EEA | 2 |
| A6-EEE | 8 | |
| A6-EEF | 4 | |
| A6-EEI | 8 | |
| A6-EEJ | 6 | |
| A6-EEK | 12 | |
| A6-EEL | 5 | |
| A6-EEN | 10 | |
| A6-EEO | 4 | |
| A6-EEP | 5 | |
| A6-EER | 6 | |
| A6-EES | 8 | |
| A6-EEU | 12 | |
| A6-EEV | 14 | |
| A6-EEW | 18 | |
| A6-EEX | 7 | |
| A6-EEY | 18 | |
| A6-EEZ | 14 | |
| A6-EOB | 25 | |
| A6-EOC | 21 | |
| A6-EOD | 30 | |
| A6-EOE | 14 | |
| A6-EOM | 8 | |
| A6-EON | 19 | |
| A6-EOT | 23 | |
| A6-EOU | 12 | |
| A6-EOV | 7 | |
| A6-EOW | 12 | |
| A6-EOZ | 15 | |
| A6-EUA | 13 | |
| A6-EUB | 11 | |
| A6-EUC | 28 | |
| A6-EUD | 9 | |
| A6-EUE | 3 | |
| A6-EUF | 9 | |
| A6-EUG | 11 | |
| A6-EUH | 12 | |
| A6-EUI | 5 | |
| A6-EUJ | 6 | |
| A6-EUK | 21 | |
| A6-EUL | 21 | |
| A6-EUM | 57 | |
| A6-EUN | 46 | |
| A6-EUQ | 31 | |
| A6-EUR | 17 | |
| A6-EUS | 9 | |
| A6-EUT | 12 | |
| A6-EUU | 21 | |
| A6-EUV | 13 | |
| A6-EUW | 14 | |
| A6-EVB | 12 | |
| A6-EVC | 19 | |
| A6-EVD | 18 | |
| A6-EVE | 3 | |
| A6-EVF | 15 | |
| A6-EVG | 16 | |
| A6-EVH | 14 | |
| A6-EVI | 16 | |
| A6-EVJ | 18 | |
| A6-EVK | 8 | |
| A6-EVL | 20 | |
| A6-EVN | 33 | |
| A6-EVO | 47 | |
| A6-EVP | 31 | |
| A6-EVQ | 33 | |
| A6-EVR | 24 | |
| A6-EVS | 29 | |
| Qatar Airways | A7-APG | 50 |
| A7-APH | 63 | |
| A7-API | 60 | |
| A7-APJ | 38 | |
| Singapore Airlines | 9V-SKM | 5 |
| 9V-SKN | 1 | |
| 9V-SKR | 4 | |
| 9V-SKS | 3 | |
| 9V-SKU | 9 | |
| 9V-SKV | 6 | |
| 9V-SKW | 11 | |
| 9V-SKY | 12 |
That is fascinating data, where do you get that from?
Geoff
I am using a Python script which collects the flight information from my receiver and put them into a SQLite Database
I was looking for a solution which covers the flights and not only the aircraft per day. In my region it happens pretty often that an aircraft passes more than once per day.
VirtualRadarServer also does have a Database Writer plugin, but i don’t like how the data is stored there.
Used to use Virtual Radar Server when I ran more than one adsb tuner but havent done so for a while.
I tend to be quite happy with my basic set up but find it fascinating when people like yourself use add ons and scripts to obtain extra data and information.
Geoff
My setup is pretty straight forward.
I am using a Jetvision Airsquitter. The data is going to a Raspberry with readsb installed because the Python script is querying the aircraftlist there.
I did it because i wanted to have a flight log of flights covered by my receiver.
It is impressive that now after 40 days of logging > 150.000 flights were registered.
I am currently working also on a log showing departure and destination airport, but the data delivered by the flight is not that good, only approx 70% of all flights do have a flight number in the data.
Guess with all that data it is being written somewhere other than SD card.
Geoff
My Raspberry is using a small 128GB SSD only.
But SQLite is writing in blocks, not really challenging for an SD card.
Alternatively (if no SSD) you can write to RAM (with ramdisk) and copy the DB over from time to time.
Finally you could also use a network mount and write it there.
Currently 57 A380s in the air at the moment.
I guess they are not quite dead yet.
| UAE49 | A6-EEY | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Munich Int’l (MUC / EDDM) | Wed 09:06 +04 | Wed 12:22 CET | 06:26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE262 | A6-EVF | A388 | São Paulo-Guarulhos Int’l (GRU / SBGR) | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Wed 02:06 -03 | Wed 23:18 +04 | 14:22 |
| UAE201 | A6-EOG | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | Wed 09:05 +04 | Wed 13:57 EST | 13:44 |
| UAE147 | A6-EOU | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS / EHAM) | Wed 08:55 +04 | Wed 13:04 CET | 07:21 |
| UAE215 | A6-EVG | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | Wed 08:54 +04 | Wed 12:09 PST | 15:25 |
| UAE87 | A6-EOA | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Zurich (Kloten) (ZRH / LSZH) | Wed 08:52 +04 | Wed 12:17 CET | 06:52 |
| KAL186 | HL7621 | A388 | Taiwan Taoyuan Int’l (TPE / RCTP) | Incheon Int’l (ICN / RKSI) | Wed 12:38 CST | Wed 15:51 KST | 02:26 |
| UAE927 | A6-EEH | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Cairo Int’l (CAI / HECA) | Wed 08:36 +04 | Wed 10:27 EET | 03:59 |
| UAE1 | A6-CTP | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Wed 08:34 +04 | Wed 11:51 GMT | 07:41 |
| UAE202 | A6-EDZ | A388 | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Tue 23:16 EST | Wed 19:56 +04 | 11:52 |
| UAE15 | A6-EOC | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | London Gatwick (LGW / EGKK) | Wed 08:16 +04 | Wed 11:37 GMT | 07:42 |
| UAE73 | A6-EEK | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Charles de Gaulle/Roissy (CDG / LFPG) | Wed 08:14 +04 | Wed 12:22 CET | 07:27 |
| UAE141 | A6-EEM | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD / LEMD) | Wed 07:52 +04 | Wed 12:32 CET | 07:57 |
| UAE206 | A6-EUB | A388 | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | Malpensa Int’l (MXP / LIMC) | Tue 22:43 EST | Wed 11:58 CET | 07:16 |
| SIA286 | 9V-SKR | A388 | Auckland (AKL / NZAA) | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | Wed 16:36 NZDT | Wed 20:09 +08 | 10:30 |
| UAE17 | A6-EEL | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Manchester (MAN / EGCC) | Wed 07:32 +04 | Wed 11:13 GMT | 07:40 |
| UAE805 | A6-EOI | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | King Abdulaziz Int’l (JED / OEJN) | Wed 07:22 +04 | Wed 09:16 +03 | 03:00 |
| UAE375 | A6-EOJ | A388 | Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Int’l (BKK / VTBS) | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Wed 10:00 +07 | Wed 13:26 +04 | 06:28 |
| KAL657 | HL7622 | A388 | Incheon Int’l (ICN / RKSI) | Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Int’l (BKK / VTBS) | Wed 10:47 KST | Wed 13:41 +07 | 05:15 |
| UAE212 | A6-EVD | A388 | Houston Bush Int’ctl (KIAH) | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Tue 19:45 CST | Wed 18:51 +04 | 13:11 |
| SIA25 | 9V-SKQ | A388 | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | Frankfurt Int’l (FRA / EDDF) | Tue 20:41 EST | Wed 09:16 CET | 06:28 |
| SIA308 | 9V-SKW | A388 | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Wed 09:36 +08 | Wed 15:39 GMT | 14:10 |
| QFA11 | VH-OQH | A388 | Sydney (SYD / YSSY) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | Wed 12:11 AEDT | Wed 05:35 PST | 12:19 |
| UAE761 | A6-EOO | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | OR Tambo Int’l (JNB / FAOR) | Wed 04:59 +04 | Wed 10:35 SAST | 07:39 |
| UAE241 | A6-EUG | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Toronto Pearson Int’l (CYYZ) | Wed 04:49 +04 | Wed 09:38 EST | 13:59 |
| UAE322 | A6-EOF | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Incheon Int’l (ICN / RKSI) | Wed 04:18 +04 | Wed 16:52 KST | 07:46 |
| QTR900 | A7-APF | A388 | Hamad Int’l (DOH / OTHH) | Perth Int’l (PER / YPPH) | Wed 03:09 +03 | Wed 18:32 AWST | 10:50 |
| UAE226 | A6-EUH | A388 | San Francisco Int’l (KSFO) | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Tue 16:02 PST | Wed 19:14 +04 | 15:27 |
| UAE346 | A6-EEZ | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Kuala Lumpur Int’l (KUL / WMKK) | Wed 03:56 +04 | Wed 14:40 +08 | 06:41 |
| UAE376 | A6-EUN | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Int’l (BKK / VTBS) | Wed 03:54 +04 | Wed 12:24 +07 | 05:37 |
| AAR602 | HL7626 | A388 | Sydney (SYD / YSSY) | Incheon Int’l (ICN / RKSI) | Wed 10:50 AEDT | Wed 18:52 KST | 10:02 |
| QTR11 | A7-APG | A388 | Hamad Int’l (DOH / OTHH) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Wed 02:50 +03 | Wed 06:56 GMT | 07:51 |
| UAE216 | A6-EVC | A388 | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Tue 15:49 PST | Wed 19:14 +04 | 15:33 |
| QTR836 | A7-APD | A388 | Hamad Int’l (DOH / OTHH) | Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Int’l (BKK / VTBS) | Wed 02:48 +03 | Wed 12:34 +07 | 05:43 |
| UAE7 | A6-EOW | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Wed 03:47 +04 | Wed 07:18 GMT | 07:29 |
| UAE354 | A6-EUC | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | Wed 03:45 +04 | Wed 14:38 +08 | 06:58 |
| UAE71 | A6-EOK | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Charles de Gaulle/Roissy (CDG / LFPG) | Wed 03:44 +04 | Wed 07:56 CET | 07:21 |
| UAE318 | A6-EEQ | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Narita Int’l (NRT / RJAA) | Wed 03:28 +04 | Wed 17:24 JST | 09:05 |
| UAE420 | A6-EEP | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Perth Int’l (PER / YPPH) | Wed 03:27 +04 | Wed 17:22 AWST | 10:08 |
| UAE21 | A6-EUQ | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Manchester (MAN / EGCC) | Wed 03:26 +04 | Wed 07:09 GMT | 07:42 |
| UAE203 | A6-EUS | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | Wed 03:25 +04 | Wed 08:11 EST | 13:52 |
| UAE11 | A6-EEN | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | London Gatwick (LGW / EGKK) | Wed 03:11 +04 | Wed 06:43 GMT | 07:29 |
| BAW206 | G-XLEJ | A388 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Tue 18:02 EST | Wed 06:44 GMT | 07:25 |
| UAE414 | A6-EVO | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Sydney (SYD / YSSY) | Wed 02:50 +04 | Wed 22:24 AEDT | 12:51 |
| UAE231 | A6-EUF | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Washington Dulles Intl (KIAD) | Wed 02:48 +04 | Wed 07:47 EST | 14:17 |
| UAE408 | A6-EEV | A388 | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL / YMML) | Wed 02:25 +04 | Wed 21:50 AEDT | 12:22 |
| QFA2 | VH-OQJ | A388 | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | Tue 21:05 GMT | Wed 17:20 +08 | 12:30 |
| SIA319 | 9V-SKV | A388 | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | Tue 20:55 GMT | Wed 17:14 +08 | 12:42 |
| BAW55 | G-XLEA | A388 | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | OR Tambo Int’l (JNB / FAOR) | Tue 19:43 GMT | Wed 08:00 SAST | 10:26 |
| UAE415 | A6-EVP | A388 | Sydney (SYD / YSSY) | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Wed 06:43 AEDT | Wed 13:35 +04 | 13:47 |
| UAE409 | A6-EEU | A388 | Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL / YMML) | Dubai Int’l (DXB / OMDB) | Wed 06:31 AEDT | Wed 13:07 +04 | 13:36 |
| BAW56 | G-XLEG | A388 | OR Tambo Int’l (JNB / FAOR) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Tue 20:32 SAST | Wed 05:12 GMT | 10:49 |
| QTR908 | A7-APH | A388 | Hamad Int’l (DOH / OTHH) | Sydney (SYD / YSSY) | Tue 21:06 +03 | Wed 18:25 AEDT | 13:53 |
| KAL82 | HL7614 | A388 | John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) | Incheon Int’l (ICN / RKSI) | Tue 12:29 EST | Wed 17:40 KST | 14:41 |
| QFA1 | VH-OQG | A388 | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Wed 00:35 +08 | Wed 06:49 GMT | 14:16 |
| SIA26 | 9V-SKU | A388 | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | Frankfurt Int’l (FRA / EDDF) | Wed 00:24 +08 | Wed 06:53 CET | 13:29 |
| SIA322 | 9V-SKY | A388 | Singapore Changi (SIN / WSSS) | London Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) | Wed 00:13 +08 | Wed 06:22 GMT | 14:09 |
To think they were destined for the scrap heap 18 months ago.
Geoff
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