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		thecosmicfrog on Jan 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 M... It's interesting how so many people sounded the death knell on the A380 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Production of new A380s even ceased around this time. Now it seems demand for that size of aircraft is only increasing (at least for specific hub and spoke models).

icegreentea2 on Jan 6, 2024 [–]

A380s were scheduled to end production in 2021 even before COVID.

Airbus may have mistimed the A380 versus industry trends - though this is certainly up to debate and is still up in the air.

The first A380 deliveries were back in 2007, so the also had to eat the impact of the 09 financial crisis.

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