Airbus announced today that its A380 superjumbo is out of production, with the last of the deliveries occurring in 2021, after its main customer, Emirates, agreed to drop an order for 39 of the planes. The company will build 17 more A380s until the production line closes; 14 for Emirates and three for All Nippon Airways, taking the total number of expected deliveries of the aircraft type to 251. The $445 million price tag of each aircraft was not enough to cover the production cost, so with Airbus losing money on each A380 and orders evaporating, it made economic sense to shut down production.
Boeing’s 787 may have had a lot to do with the A380’s demise. It’s a super fuel efficient and versatile plane that passengers love because it’s quiet, high pressurised, has push button window tinting and cutting edge entertainment systems. It can do the same distance as the A380 (14,800km) and get 102mpg per seat compared to the A380’s 72mpg.
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