Emirates has just moved forward delivery of its last Airbus A380 by around seven months, marking the end of A380 production.
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Its sad, really. It's a wonderful plane whose entry into service came too late to make a significant difference in the aviation marketplace. It's just too much plane for most air carriers. Boeing was correct in predicting the future market for such a large airliner when they cancelled their own plans for a similar plane. At the time Airbus said Boeing's market analysis was wrong. In the end, the marketplace confirmed that Boeing was right all along.
Perhaps at some point down the road there will be a significant market for a 450-500 seat airliner like the A380. But it will have to weigh less, be more efficient, and be equipped with only two engines (not four).
Only time will tell.
The 777-9 will have an ability for around 425 seats in a two class config. Easily replacing the 747-400. This is about the limits of scale any airline will ever go for other than Emirates.
I'm glad the A380 is finally out of production thank God. I'm a Boeing fan and if it's not Boeing, im not going. Anyways, the Boeing 747s legacy lasted far more than five decades now and is still flying all over the world, especially the freighter versions. The A380 was just too massive of a plane, it's operating costs are very high and expensive to operate. Long live the Boeing 747.
Yes - I can believe that this is the last airframe to be delivered. It lasted longer than some of us had predicted, but ultimately it was inevitable. While an engineering marvel, it isn't as cutting edge as the aircraft replacing it. An aviation engineer of mine described it as an elephant in running shoes. I think Airbus engineers should have referred to a book called "The Wide Lens." The ecosystem is very important for long-lasting innovations.
Well, the 747 is also out of production, except for the cargo version. Good luck finding an aircraft as silent and comfortable as the A380. Wait a minute, try the 777X
Recently flew the emirates A380 in F. Found the whole experience rather disappointing. The food on the flight back was not very good, although the food in the lounge was decent. Have had better flights in F on other airlines. Emirates wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Not bad but just not great. The shower and bar are a nice gimmick but didn't find the bed super comfortable and felt a bit claustrophobic like I was in a coffin.