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Loved by passengers, feared by accountants - world’s largest airliner runs out of runway

An Emirates Airbus A380-800 airliner prepares to land at Nice international airport, France, January 18, 2018. [REUTERS/Eric Gaillard]

The world’s largest airliner has run out of runway after Airbus decided to close A380 production after 12 years in service due to weak sales.

The decision to halt production of the A380 superjumbo is the final act in one of Europe’s greatest industrial adventures and reflects a dearth of orders by airline bosses unwilling to back Airbus’s vision of huge jets to combat airport congestion.

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