Europe's Airbus announced plans to scrap production of the A380
superjumbo on Thursday, abandoning its dream of dominating the skies
with a cruiseliner for the 21st century after years of lacklustre sales.
The world's largest airliner, with two decks of spacious cabins and room for 544 people in standard layout, was designed to challenge Boeing's legendary 747 but failed to take hold as airlines backed a new generation of smaller, more nimble jets.
Read more at: Airbus to scrap production of A380 superjumbo
The world's largest airliner, with two decks of spacious cabins and room for 544 people in standard layout, was designed to challenge Boeing's legendary 747 but failed to take hold as airlines backed a new generation of smaller, more nimble jets.
Read more at: Airbus to scrap production of A380 superjumbo
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