As of December 2019, Airbus has received 251 firm orders and delivered 242 aircraft Emirates is the biggest A380 customer with 123 ordered, of which 115 have been delivered. It is powered by four Engine Alliance GP7200 or Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofans providing a range of 8,000 nm (14,800 km). The full-length double-deck aircraft has a typical seating capacity of 525, though it is certified for up to 853 passengers. As they stated, the last A380 was made in September 2020. On 14 February 2019, after Emirates reduced its last orders in favor of the A350 and the A330neo, Airbus announced that A380 production would end by 2021. However, Airbus concedes that its $25 billion investment for the aircraft cannot be recouped. It was first delivered to Singapore Airlines on 15 October 2007 and entered service on 25 October. It obtained its EASA and FAA type certificates on 12 December 2006.
Difficulties in electrical wiring caused a two-year delay and the development cost ballooned to €18 billion. The first prototype was unveiled in Toulouse on 18 January 2005, with its first flight on 27 April 2005. The A3XX project was presented in 1994 Airbus launched the €9.5 billion ($10.7 billion) A380 program on 19 December 2000. Airbus studies started in 1988 and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long haul market. The Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger airliner, a wide-body aircraft manufactured by Airbus.
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