It's time for change at the UAE flag carrier.

Qantas is removing the Airbus A380 from its flagship Melbourne–Los Angeles route as the airline fine-tunes its flying between Australia and the USA.

The aircraft was an exception fit for the airline's network.

A giant four-engine, 500-passenger Airbus A380, flown by Lufthansa and christened "Berlin," has been scrapped and is now a parts donor for the remaining fleet.

Qantas has ditched the A380 from the Melbourne-LA route, leaving the Toorak set to choose between a regulation Boeing or — heaven forbid — a trip to Sydney. It was the rich-lister flex, the First ...