The Last A380 ‘superjumbo’ Just Rolled Off Airbus’ Production Line. Will It Ever Fly Passengers?

The Last A380 ‘superjumbo’ Just Rolled Off Airbus’ Production Line. Will It Ever Fly Passengers?

The last ever Airbus A380 awaits final assembly after rolling off the Airbus production in Toulouse ... [+] on September 23. Note the Emirates livery on the tail.



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Airbus completed initial assembly of the last A380, the world's largest passenger plane, at its Toulouse, France production plant on Wednesday. The company has built 242 of the double-decker airliners but the future of the final jet, serial number 272 is uncertain. Will it ever fly passengers?

That's a question for the airline customer Airbus says. The last A380 is one of eight that Dubai-based Emirates still has on order. Emirates is the largest operator of A380s with a fleet of 115 in service. Thanks to Covid-19, all but a handful