Alongside critical aspects such as safety, cost is one of the most important factors when it comes to major decision-making processes in the aviation industry. Airlines are, after all, businesses ...

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Airbus took decades to develop the A380, a project announced in 1990 to compete with the Boeing 747. When the airliner entered service with Singapore Airlines in 2007, it became the world's ...

Airbus took decades to develop the A380, a project announced in 1990 to compete with the Boeing 747. When the airliner entered service with Singapore Airlines in 2007, it became the world's largest ...