Daily Memo: 20 Years After The A380 First Flew, No New Widebody Is In Sight

Airbus A380

Airbus A380

Credit: Airbus
Earlier this week, an industry anniversary passed: 20 years ago, the Airbus A380 performed its first flight in Toulouse. Many in the industry still know to this day where they were when it happened (on April 27, 2005, at 10:30 a.m.), even if they weren’t lucky enough to be standing near the runway...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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