Once-spurned superjumbos return after a tailwind in post-Covid travel

The Airbus A380 has had an unexpected post-Covid revival, validating major owners such as Emirates, Qantas

20 June 2022 - 19:46 By Angus Whitley

Written off as an over-sized anachronism when Covid-19 upended aviation, the world’s largest passenger plane is enjoying an unlikely revival to handle an overwhelming rebound in air travel...

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