So Airbus tried to save the A380

Passengers love the A380 - Airlines, less. Again and again tried to Airbus with creative ideas to save the super Jumbo.

Many of the orders no longer stand. Only 20 A380 Airbus will deliver up to 2021. Since the start of the program were ordered so that net only 254 of the super Jumbo, after the manufacturer on Thursday (14. February) announced that he has ceased production of the XL Jets. It is a sad balance sheet.

The mood of optimism around the beginning of the zero years presented, the A380 flew by quickly. To Be equal to the Start of the program, more Orders from new customers came in. At the latest, as of 2013, the orders dried up. In the case of Airbus, the company discovered the fast – and thinking, how can the future of the giant plane, but still secure. The group was part pretty creative. Some Of The Examples.

The Search Engine

Even if airlines don't appreciate him economically, the passengers love the A380. The Jet offers a lot of space and looks just pretty impressive. In addition, there are some airlines in the Business Class Bar, Other Lounges, showers or even a small Duty Free Shop. 60 percent of all passengers are willing to make a special effort to fly the super Jumbo, according to a survey of passengers arriving at London-Heathrow airport. There are more Airbus A380s from different Airlines flying than at any other airport in the world.

Airbus made good Use of that and started with I fly A380 a search engine for A380 flights. How well the page has been used, however, is not known. The idea behind it was to show that the A380 can act as a magnet for the public. Not saved it to the super Jumbo anyway.

Pilgrim flights

To bring a lot of passengers quickly to a destination – there are a number of occasions. A very good, the annual Muslim pilgrimage, Hajj. You can see a good potential in religious transport, therefore, argued Airbus. In addition, the pilgrimage tourism is growing in General. Muslims can not only travel to the Hajj to Mecca, but throughout the year for the small pilgrimage, Umrah. And this is done increasingly. "The number of Umrah pilgrims increases. As a result, the season is nine months long," said Airbus-middle-East-in-chief Fouad Attar 2014.

The first pilgrim-A380 took off actually recently. Amal, a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, at the Start. But that was more of a last resort than a conscious decision. Malaysia Airlines had for their big Jets no longer in use.

Used Market

Actually, it was not clear that it looks really good, as Airbus began to sell the A380 is active as a Used plane. As the Wet-Lease company Hi Fly took in the past year, the first A380 second-Hand in receiving, and was also the top management of Airbus to be present, to show that the Jet is also at an advanced age attractive. How well it will run with the flyers, second-Hand, is open. First A380 to be built apart.

A380 Plus

Airbus presented the 2017 a new Version of the A380 holds more passengers and a greater range and efficiency. The aircraft manufacturer has called this Version of the A380 Plus. The cost reduction should be in the best case, 13 percent per seat, reports Airbus. Among other things, the giant, the 4.7-Meter-high Winglets, which are attached to the wing of the super Jumbo's enabled.

A380 Neo

Repeatedly, Airbus has promised to bring a new Version of the A380 to the market. The A380 Neo should sometimes receive new engines. But it was not, it remained at the announcement.

As said group CEO Tom Enders bi, the announcement of the production stop and You have tried in the last few years, a lot of things, but "we have found no customers".

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