Daily Memo: Airbus A380 Production Ends As Some Airlines Return It To Service

A380 Emirates
Credit: Lutz Borck / Airbus
Dec. 16 marks the end of a very short era. Emirates is taking delivery of the very last Airbus A380 in Hamburg, Germany, having received its penultimate airframe on Dec. 10. Production of the world’s largest commercial aircraft is therefore ending. The reasons for the premature end have been...
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Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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