A380 Goes way of Spruce Goose! 22 Month Delay!

[ackattacker]

You know some oil sheik is going to outfit one with a private jet interior... that I do want to see.

 

[JimNtexas]

This week the Airbus CEO quit suddenly. After only 3 months on the job.

It's starting to look like another Brabazon.

 

[mzaharis]

This week the Airbus CEO quit suddenly. After only 3 months on the job.

It's starting to look like another Brabazon.

Yeah, the late '40s/early '50s are full of cautionary tales for the Airbus A380!

Lockheed Constitution
Convair Model 37 (civil version of the XC99)

And, like the A380, these were both double deckers!

Guess EADS is re-learning that bigger isn't always better. Too bad the lesson costs something like 12 bil.