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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by piquadrat on Thursday January 18, 2018 @07:10AM (#16176489)
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380#Production_and_del..., production in 2018 will be at 12 per year, so this would add 2-3 years (if the optioned 16 will also be produced).
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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by shadowbantruth on Thursday January 18, 2018 @07:13AM (#16176498)
How does this add 10 years in this case to the life?
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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by mpweiher on Thursday January 18, 2018 @07:31AM (#16176584)
It doesn't add 10 years, it extends it to 10 years as there already is a backlog.

And in 10 years, we will see.

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Re:Airbus Handed A380 Lifeline With $16B Emirates Order by ubernostrum on Thursday January 18, 2018 @07:18AM (#16176522)
It won't add ten years of production of new A380s. It could extend the period of time in which there are airlines flying A380s by ten years.

The earliest-delivered A380s are already starting to face retirement by airlines, and aren't being replaced with new ones -- they're being replaced with 777s and A350s.

The line in the article is based on Airbus being hopeful that if they can keep the production line open another couple years, more airlines will start ordering A380s. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for that to happen.

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