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According to data made from ch-aviation, the Australian flag carrier and <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"255348\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/oneworld\/\"  >oneworld<\/a><\/span> member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ch-aviation.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >once had 12 superjumbos at its disposal<\/a>. 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