The first Airbus A380 has been dismantled and will be sold as spare parts as a new lessee or buyer could not be found following expiry of the 10-year lease in October 2017. For investors, this is likely to mean a modest end to their investment. After the 10-year lease with Singapore Airlines expired, shareholders in DS 129, the A380 fund launched in 2007 by Dr. Peters, had three options: lease, sale or part-out. Given that the first two options proved to be unsuccessful, the aircraft will be sold in parts. The engines have been leased to manufacturer Rolls Royce,

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