As one of the two most well-known airliner manufacturers in the world, many aircraft of Airbus (hereinafter referred to as Airbus) are in service with airlines around the world, including the classic large passenger aircraft - Airbus A380. Unfortunately, the aircraft is about to be officially discontinued.
Airbus A380
Recently, Emirates received an Airbus delivery of the A380, which is also the last of the aircraft, with the delivery of the aircraft, the Airbus A380 will also be officially discontinued. The Airbus A380 is currently the largest passenger aircraft in the world, accommodating more than 500 passengers. The aircraft began at the end of the 20th century, the first prototype was successfully tested in 2005, and officially delivered and put into operation in 2007. A total of 251 aircraft were built, and Airbus was initially expected to build more than a thousand, but due to cost and economic reasons, the aircraft was not favored by airlines, airlines preferred to choose more filial and fuel-efficient models, due to insufficient orders, Airbus announced the discontinuance of the A380 in February 2019.
Emirates' Airbus A380 aircraft
Although Airbus announced the discontinuation of the A380, the associated post-maintenance and maintenance work will remain. Emirates, which took over the last A380, is the biggest buyer of the giant. Prior to the discontinuation of the aircraft, it also signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 14 A380s, and nearly half of the world's A380 aircraft were operated by the airline.