UK startup – Global Airlines acquires Airbus A380 eyeing spring launch

Global Airlines, start-up UK airline has acquired an Airbus A380, one of the world’s largest passenger jets. It is the first new airline to own, not lease one of the double-decker superjumbos in nearly eight years. The airline is planning to serve the transatlantic route from spring 2023. “Acquiring our aircraft rather than leasing showcases our commitment to financial security and resilience from day one,” said James Asquith, Founder and Chief Executive, Global Airlines. Most of the A380s fleet was put to long-term storage during the three pandemic-hit years. Experts believed that the A380 aircraft type would never make a