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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by djday
No is my answer, CX did not make a commercial mistake regarding the A380.

Are there financial results or other metrics that would show the contrary? While I agree with other posters that flying on the A380 can be enjoyable, why have there been no A380 orders in 2015 (from a quick internet search)?

Passenger demand and the related economics do not appear to support the business case.
There are already ample news articles predicting the doom of A380. Like I said last I read them no one wants it because it's not cost-efficient, and it seems like only Emirates orders are keeping them in production. Airbus definitely lost billions here.
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