In Pics: End of an era - Final Airbus A380 delivered to Emirates, check image gallery
Emirates has taken delivery of its 123rd Airbus A380 order, the last A380 to be ever produced as Airbus pulls the plug off the double-decker jet program, also the final ever double-decker plane in the world.
Airbus has finally delivered its final A380 to Emirates, its 123rd unit of the world's largest commercial passenger plane, bringing the entire double-decker jet program to a close. The Airbus A380 was the only surviving double decker program, even though the announcement to kill the production was announced in 2019. Post the announcement, Airbus was only assembling the last few orders, the final one being from the Dubai-based airline, who owns the largest fleet of A380. With this, Emirates has become the airline to get both the first and the final unit of Airbus A380. We take a look at some of Airbus A380 images from the Emirates fleet.
Last Airbus A380 draws goodbye message
Final Airbus A380 delivered to Emirates
With the delivery of the A380, the production of double-decker program comes to an end, putting closure to a chapter that began on April 27th, 2005. Strangely, it's the smallest tenure for any aircraft, and more so, for an aircraft with an impeccable safety record. Within 14 years after the aircraft entered service, the program comes to an end.
Emirates' Airbus A380
Emirates' Airbus A380
Emirates' Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 first joined the Emirates fleet in 2008 and has been used for more than 380,000 flights. With two of the airline’s A380s already retired, Emirates now has a fleet of 121 A380s. Earlier this year the airline revealed that one of those retired, its first-ever A380, has been dismantled.