Despite its initial promise, changing industry trends have seen the Airbus A380 become something of a white elephant, with the double-decker quadjet only selling around 250 units by the time its production came to an end. A key limiting factor in the superjumbo’s success was the limited number of airports that could handle it due to its immense size, as well as the high levels ofpassenger demand that routes needed to justify its presence.
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The Ships Airbus Uses To Move Aircraft Parts
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- August 8, 2024
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When you think of Airbus, the natural tendency is to picture aircraft – its in their name after all! Aside from commercial and military planes and helicopters, the European firm also has a Space division. However, when it comes to the logistics of assembling its aircraft, theres a robust maritime component to the operation.Indeed, Airbus and its production facilities around the world utilize several vessels to move components between sites at Broughton, Hamburg, Mobile, Tianjin, and Toulouse. Some are external charters while others are exclusively part of the Airbus family.