02-24-2019, 05:37 AM
The Airbus A380 is slated to stop production in 2021. How will the game respond? Will we be able to continue ordering brand new A380's until the last A380 is delivered in the real world, or will we be unable to submit orders as soon as it goes into effect?
Such a sad thing to happen, but truthfully, it is very much expected, as the market is not kind to aircraft larger than the A350-900/777-8 sized aircraft (the A350-1000 and 777-9 seems to be sluggish on orders as well). The 747 itself is a bit oversized but still market-relevant, but such a huge leap as the A380 (almost double the size of the 747-400) is obviously prone to failure. I do hope that Airbus will reserve the design for future use though - I think one day the A380 will be more than necessary.
Such a sad thing to happen, but truthfully, it is very much expected, as the market is not kind to aircraft larger than the A350-900/777-8 sized aircraft (the A350-1000 and 777-9 seems to be sluggish on orders as well). The 747 itself is a bit oversized but still market-relevant, but such a huge leap as the A380 (almost double the size of the 747-400) is obviously prone to failure. I do hope that Airbus will reserve the design for future use though - I think one day the A380 will be more than necessary.