Airbus ultimately succeeded in its main intent as Emirates announced that it had ordered the purchase of 36 A380s for $ 16 billion. Just three days ago, during a press conference for the presentation of the 2017 business report, Airbus sales director John Leahy admitted the deadlock and said that the A380 program was in danger of being interrupted if no new orders were received. by Emirates.
Leahy therefore enthusiastically welcomed the new order, saying he was “personally convinced that other orders will follow Emirates' example and that production of this splendid aircraft will go well beyond 2030”. For his part, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates, estimated that “this order will ensure the stability of the A380 production line. The new aircraft will replace some of the A380s currently in service in its fleet. The total fleet of A380s of the Gulf airline should count 178 Supejambo Airbus, of which about XNUMX have already been delivered.
THEAirbus A380, produced by Airbus, is a double-deck four-engine airliner, capable of carrying 853 people in charter version or 525 in the typical three-class configuration. The first test flight took place on April 27, 2005. The first delivery was made on October 15, 2007 to the airline Singapore Airlines, that on 25 October made the first commercial flight, from Singapore to Sydney. The main user is the Emirates .