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On June 23, Etihad Airways operated its final Airbus A380 flight from New York's JFK Airport. The airline has replaced the A380 with the Airbus A350-1000 on this route, which features a new business class but lacks first-class seats and The Residence suites. It remains uncertain if Etihad will deploy the A380 to JFK again.
Etihad's superjumbo will commence flights from Abu Dhabi to Toronto on June 24. The inaugural flight is being conducted by an aircraft identified as A6-APD, delivered to Etihad in June 2015 and returned to service in May 2025 after storage.
The airline began its operations at JFK in October 2006, following its North American debut in Toronto in October 2005. Etihad's JFK flights were daily for seven-and-a-half years and increased to twice daily in March 2014. The A380 was introduced on this route in November 2015, with full A380 operations between June-November 2017 and November 2018-March 2020. After grounding due to COVID-19, the A380 resumed service at JFK from April 2024 until June 23, 2025.
