Discussion on Airbus A380: Not Capable of Flying Anymore

The largest civilian aircraft in the world is no longer suitable to take-off. It was exclaimed by the European manufacturer that the production of A380 was being terminated. And in 2021, the final deliveries of this plane will be made. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that it will impact not only the British manufacturing but also the employees working on the giant.

It is quite a sad decision for enthusiasts of A380 as well.

Actually, the issue for Airbus was that without enough sales, the production of A380 was not viable because of its technological sophistication.

The commercial flight of A380 was twelve years ago and the envisage of aircraft was a double-decker plane. Its quietness and dimensions both were hailed and famed as a significant achievement of manufacturing and design.

But in financial terms, it hasn’t been that successful. Aerospace is an undoubtedly research and time-intensive sector. Approximately 25 billion dollars had to be invested in the development of A380. For instance, there have been 300 orders for the airbus while the manufacturing organization had expected orders up to 700. Considering the fact that there customers for such jets are comparatively less, a single buyer’s decision can influence profits immensely. At first, the organization predicted to have a consistent source of demand from Middle Eastern and Asian airlines. However, a decision made by Emirates about cutting its planned fleet indicated that it was not possible to continue the production.

These are actually the lessons from the impending demise of this aircraft. First of all, lower operating cost is enabled by a superjumbo, a wrong bet was made by the aircraft of servicing a significantly higher number of passengers. Secondly, it predicted the demand which decreased with time. Due to it, manufacturing costs couldn’t be covered.