Airbus to stop A380 superjumbo production as sales slumpThe damaged right-hand wing-tip of the Airbus A380, the world's largest jetliner with a wingspan of almost 80 metres, is seen on the tarmac during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget airport, near Paris, June 20, 2011. Airbus said on Thursday the last A380 would be delivered in 2021. The shake-up came after Emirates - the largest A380 customer - decided to reduce its orders for the iconic superjumbo and order a total of 70 of the smaller A350 and A330neo instead. The prospect of a premature halt to A380 production emerged last month as part of a restructuring of orders first reported by Reuters. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Airbus was poised to axe the superjumbo and would likely give an update on Thursday.

Source: Standard Digital February 14, 2019 08:18 UTC