Airbus A380 | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 02/10/2019

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00:02:09 1 Development
00:02:18 1.1 Background
00:06:44 1.2 Total development cost
00:09:32 1.3 Production
00:11:49 1.4 Testing
00:15:29 1.5 Production and delivery delays
00:19:57 1.6 Entry into service
00:22:37 1.7 Improvements and upgrades
00:24:21 1.8 Post-delivery problems
00:26:09 1.9 Further continuation of programme
00:29:39 1.10 End of production
00:31:53 2 Design
00:32:02 2.1 Overview
00:33:47 2.2 Engines
00:36:38 2.3 Wings
00:38:02 2.4 Materials
00:40:39 2.5 Avionics
00:43:09 2.6 Systems
00:45:43 2.7 Passenger provisions
00:51:20 2.8 Integration with infrastructure and regulations
00:51:31 2.8.1 Ground operations
00:54:29 2.8.2 Takeoff and landing separation
00:57:15 2.8.3 Maintenance
00:57:59 3 Non-produced and undeveloped variants
00:58:10 3.1 A380F
00:59:27 3.2 Stretch
01:01:39 3.3 A380neo
01:04:04 3.4 A380plus
01:05:36 4 Market
01:05:45 4.1 Size
01:06:52 4.2 Frequency and capacity
01:09:27 4.3 Production
01:12:16 4.4 Cost
01:13:37 4.5 Secondary
01:18:02 4.6 Teardown and second-hand market
01:22:29 5 Orders and deliveries
01:27:23 5.1 Timeline
01:27:40 6 Operators
01:29:12 6.1 Notable routes
01:29:58 7 Aircraft on display
01:30:52 8 Incidents and accidents
01:33:09 9 Specifications
01:33:19 10 See also



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The Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger airliner, a wide-body aircraft manufactured by Airbus.
Airbus studies started in 1988 and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long haul market.
The A3XX project was presented in 1994; Airbus launched the €9.5 billion ($10.7 billion) A380 programme on 19 December 2000.
The first prototype was unveiled in Toulouse on 18 January 2005,
with its first flight on 27 April 2005. 
It obtained its EASA and FAA type certificates on 12 December 2006.
Difficulties in electrical wiring caused a two-year delay and the development cost ballooned to €18 billion.
It was first delivered to Singapore Airlines on 15 October 2007 and entered service on 25 October.
Production peaked at 30 per year in 2012 and 2014. However, Airbus concedes that its $25 billion investment for the aircraft cannot be recouped.
On 14 February 2019, after Emirates reduced its last orders in favour of the A350 and the A330neo, Airbus announced that A380 production would end by 2021.The full-length double-deck aircraft has a typical seating capacity of 525, though it is certified for up to 853 passengers.
It is powered by four Engine Alliance GP7200 or Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofans providing a range of 8,000 nmi (14,800 km).
As of July 2019, Airbus has received 290 firm orders and delivered 239 aircraft; Emirates is the biggest A380 customer with 123 ordered, of which 112 have been delivered.