El gráfico muestra detalles sore el superjumbo Airbus A380.
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Airbus abandona el icónico superjumbo A380

February 14, 2019 - La fabricante europea de aviones Airbus pondrá fin a la producción de su superjumbo A380. La firma detendrá en 2021 las entregas del mayor jet de pasajeros del mundo debido a la falta de clientes

The decision comes after Emirates, the largest A380 customer, cut back its order by 39 planes – from 162 to 123 aircraft.

The A380 has faced tough competition from smaller, more fuel-efficient aircraft and has never lived up to Airbus sales expectations.

Airlines have been cautious about committing to the costly plane, so huge that airports had to build new runways and modify terminals to accommodate it. The double-decker planes started flying in 2007 and seated more than 500 passengers.

Airbus said it would enter talks with unions in coming weeks over the 3,000-3,500 jobs potentially affected.

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PUBLISHED: 14/02/2019; STORY: Graphic News
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