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No More A380′s?
The Toulouse, France-based aviation giant’s chief salesman John Leahy told reporters Monday that “if we can’t work out a deal with Emirates, there is no choice but to shut down the program.”
Leahy said the airline is “the only one who has the ability” to commit to a minimum of six planes a year for a minimum of eight to 10 years, which Airbus said it needs to make the program viable.
The double-decker A380 – the world’s largest passenger airplane, seating between 525 and 850 people depending on flight-class configurations – drew worldwide attention when launched a decade ago but has long generated questions as to whether it could generate enough demand.
CBS News
[update 18 Jan. 2018]
The UAE has announced a new order for the Airbus A380, for 36 superjumbo jets (20 planes with an option for 16 additional planes).
The contract, which guarantees a future for the giant plane, is estimated to be worth 16 billion dollars at catalog price.
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