Airbus Terminates A380 Program

While stressing it would continue to fully support the A380 customers that operate a total of about 230 of the four-engine jetliners, Airbus on Thursday confirmed enduring speculation it would end the program that it launched only in 2000 as part of its goal to gain a share of the market Boeing had cornered with the 747. Airbus CEO Tom Enders described the decision as “painful” but inevitable after Emirates Airline, by far the largest customer of the aircraft, reduced its outstanding A380 order… (www.ainonline.com) Más...