the fate of airbus - the a380 - university of denvermhubner2/infographic_a380.pdf · 1988 1994 2017...
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1988 1994 2017 2018
status quoOrders: 317Delivered: 208Operating: 208
Idea of“Superjumbo”
Market demandresearch
Boeing cancelssimilar project
1991 1993
Officialkick-off project A3XX
CancellationA380 freighter
20152007
25. OctoberFirst passengare flightSingarpor AirlinesToulouse - Sydney
Certification& delays
20062005
Maidenflight
2000
Commericallaunch of A3XX
Component manufracturingstarts
2002
Final decision: End of A380 program?*Rumors of A380neo flexible combine ofpassenger-cargo plane
Characteristics:Possible seating: 853 ; common: 544Range: 8000nmMax load: 1,2 Mio pounds max for take-offCruise speed: 564 mph
The A380 is the world’s largest passenger plane ever build. Some thinkit might have been too early to build a plane that big, but passenger numbers worldwide are continuously rising.
Number of employeesat AirbusProduction/Compundingfor the A380
10,000+ 110,000(suppliers)Wings, Turbines
17,000Rudderfront, backFuselage26,000
Cockpit,Fuselage,Final montage
3,000Tail,Elevator,Fselage pieces
The Fate of Airbus - The A380
*http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/airbus-a-380-wird-10-jahre-alt-das-traurige-jubilaeum-13373517.html