The Super Jumbo That Is Shaking The Entire Industry

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The Super Jumbo That Is Shaking The Entire Industry

The Airbus A380 is running out of time. Qantas will start retiring its superjumbos four years early, Boeing's biggest twin jet is still waiting for certification, and the world's busiest airports are more crowded than ever. So who will build the giant that replaces it?

From the last A380 leaving Hamburg in 2021 to the 1,574th and final Boeing 747 in 2023, the age of the four engine jumbo seemed finished. Yet Emirates keeps more than 100 A380s flying, is pushing Boeing to study a stretched 777-10, and Airbus is quietly investigating a larger A350.

The next super jumbo may have one deck and two engines, but it will face the same old problem: too many passengers, and not enough runway.

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