Airbus A380, once the future of aviation, may cease production
The days may be numbered for the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Airbus said Monday that it would have to end production of the plane if its only major customer, Emirates, did not order more. The admission by John Leahy, the company’s COO, was the latest indication that Airbus miscalculated more than 2 decades ago when it bet that clogged runways would create demand for larger planes that could deliver more people with fewer landing slots. Instead, airlines bypassed the major hubs and ordered midsize planes that could fly directly between regional airports. “The A380 was better suited to 1995, before air routes fragmented,” said one consultant. Airbus said Monday that it has not given up on the plane, but acknowledged that it is endangered. <br/>
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Airbus A380, once the future of aviation, may cease production
The days may be numbered for the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Airbus said Monday that it would have to end production of the plane if its only major customer, Emirates, did not order more. The admission by John Leahy, the company’s COO, was the latest indication that Airbus miscalculated more than 2 decades ago when it bet that clogged runways would create demand for larger planes that could deliver more people with fewer landing slots. Instead, airlines bypassed the major hubs and ordered midsize planes that could fly directly between regional airports. “The A380 was better suited to 1995, before air routes fragmented,” said one consultant. Airbus said Monday that it has not given up on the plane, but acknowledged that it is endangered. <br/>
