Airbus A380

     Airbus A380 is currently the largest passenger jet in the world, it can carry up to 853 passengers on its two decks. The project began in 1988 when Airbus's engineers started to make plans for an ultra high capacity airliner which could compete with iconic 747. First delivery took place in 2007 after several delays. Despite the fact that A380 is a masterpiece of engineering, something went wrong - in 2021 production is scheduled to end with only 251 planes delivered, many airlines are retiring their fleet of A380s (ie. Air France or Qantas). That's all because Super Jumbo doesn't fit into modern model of flying - traveling from local airport to other local airport (point to point). A380 was made to operate in hub and spoke model - this model consists of local airports, which doesn't have conecctions with each others, and big hubs (like London Heathrow), which distribute passengers from local airports.

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