Secondhand A380 market dominates Airbus talk

“At least half price” secondhand A380s will attract new airline customers, said Airbus Chief Executive Fabrice Brégier. He expects the used A380 market to start emerging around 2020 when some of the first A380s to enter airline service are phased out by their operators. Brégier said buyers of used A380s “will make tons of money because it will be by far the most competitive [aircraft]”. That may be true but in the process of such a cut price sell-off, will investors lose their shirts? Look at the 777-300ER – a great aircraft, but no real secondary market and trading is