Airbus to scrap A380 Superjumbo production by 2021
14 February 2019 |
12:42 pm
Airbus is scrapping its A380 double decker, marking the end of the jumbo jet era. Production of the plane maker’s flagship model will end by 2021 after a handful of remaining buyers including Emirates who received their last orders.
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