Reuters, TOULOUSE, FranceEurope’s Airbus SE yesterday announced plans to scrap production of the Airbus A380, abandoning its dream of dominating the skies with a cruise liner for the 21st century after years of lackluster sales. The last A380 would be delivered in 2021, Airbus said in a statement. “Emirates has been a staunch supporter of the A380 since its very inception,” Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum said. The prospect of a premature halt to A380 production emerged last month as part of a restructuring of orders first reported by Reuters. The decision to scrap production is the last major step by outgoing Airbus chief executive officer Tom Enders.

Source: Taipei Times February 14, 2019 15:56 UTC