Airbus CEO: An A380 Testbed Is Convenient But Expensive

At Airbus‘ 2025 annual press conference, the planemaker’s CEO, Guillaume Faury, spoke about the future plausibility of using the gigantic A380. In response to a question by Simple Flying, Faury revealed that the giant aircraft will still fly with the open rotor engine concept, but the European aerospace giant has not made a decision about its wider use as an aviation testbed.