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How does this add 10 years in this case to the life?

• ubernostrum 9y ago
  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.
• mpweiher 9y ago
  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.