Airbus just killed the A380 production

Airbus announced just a few days ago about its ending of the production of its flagship A380.
As this chart from a previous post shows that the A380 has seen some good amount of production, its 2 engine counterparts have done a better job. Get your time in to fly on the A380 as long as it lasts

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