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Airbus Ends A380 Production

posted by takyon on Wednesday February 20 2019, @04:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the grounded-forever dept.

mrkaos writes:

Several news agencies are reporting on the demise of the A380, an aircraft loved by passengers. European plane maker Airbus said Thursday it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 for lack of customers, abandoning the world's biggest passenger jet and one of the aviation industry's most ambitious and most troubled endeavors.

A slump in sales due to the airline industry moving to a point to point model make risk of empty seats on the A380 too much of a burden to make it profitable to operate.

Still the aircraft will remain in service for at least another 20 years.

https://www.designdevelopmenttoday.com/industries/aerospace/news/21047354/airbus-abandons-iconic-superjumbo-jet https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47231504

Previously: A380 Cancellations by Qantas Raise new Questions About the Superjumbo's Future

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Farmer Tim on Wednesday February 20 2019, @05:35AM (1 child)

    by Farmer Tim (6490) on Wednesday February 20 2019, @05:35AM (#803878)
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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @12:47PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @12:47PM (#803956)

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