Australian flag carrier Qantas is set to shelve its Airbus A380 from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this coming October, seeing the aircraft replaced with the Boeing 787-9. Replacing The Airbus A380 With The Boeing 787-9 From Melbourne To Los AngelesCredit: ShutterstockQantas is expected to suspend A380 operations from Melbourne to Los Angeles from October 24. This comes as Qantas records a total of 85 nonstop A380 flights from Melbourne this year, still relatively low when compared to pre-pandemic levels. Simple Flying Quiz Think you really know the Airbus A380? China Southern, Etihad Airways, Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways all operated this aircraft type to Melbourne, before either retiring the aircraft type or making operational adjustments to other aircraft.