PORTUGUESE WET-LEASE specialist Hi Fly is set to phase out its one and only Airbus A380-800. The carrier has been using the super jumbo, 9H-MIP (c 006), since 2018, but only two-and-a-half years later has decided to remove the type from its fleet at the end of its lease term. The jet is due to leave the airline's service by the end of this year. Configured with 471 seats, it was built in 2008 and was originally used by Singapore Airlines (SIA) bearing the registration 9V-SKC. When SIA began to phase out its older A380s in 2018, Hi Fly opted to take on the aircraft to offer a high-capacity option for the wet-lease market. Subsequently re-registered with Hi Fly's Maltese division, the jet was repainted in a distinctive 'Never Too Late For Coral Reefs' colour scheme. A Hi Fly statement said the decision not to extend 9H-MIP's lease followed "drastically reduced" demand for large passenger aircraft due to COVID-19's impact on air travel. The airframe's cabin was temporarily converted to transport freight and medical supplies earlier this year. Hi Fly continued: "The A380 will be replaced by additional Airbus A330s, a smaller and more adequate aircraft for current market conditions." The firm already operates eight A330s (two -200s, four -300s and a pair of -900s).
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机译：葡萄牙湿租学专家嗨飞得逐步淘汰它的空中客车A380-800。自2018年以来，载体一直在使用超级巨型，9H-MIP（C / N 006），但只有两年半的时间决定在其租赁期结束时从其船队中删除该类型。喷气机将于今年年底离开航空公司的服务。配置有471个座位，建于2008年，最初由新加坡航空公司（SIA）使用，轴承注册9V-SKC。当SIA在2018年开始逐步淘汰其较旧的A380s时，Hi Fly选择接受飞机，为潮湿的市场提供高容量的选择。随后重新注册了嗨飞的马耳他师，喷气机在一个独特的'永远不会太晚的颜色方案中重新粉刷。嗨苍蝇声称表示，决定不扩展9H-MIP的租约，随后对大型客机由于Covid-19对航空旅行的影响而急剧减少“的需求。机身的客舱暂时转换为今年早些时候运输货运和医疗用品。嗨飞持续：“A380将被额外的空中客车A330s，更小，更适合飞机所取代，用于当前的市场条件。”该公司已经运营了8 A330s（2-200秒，4-300秒和一对-900s）。
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