Airbus first presented the idea of the A3XX in the 1990s, as a rival and successor to the Boeing 747. At the time, the 747 was one of the most popular jets in the world, with mass appeal owing partly ...

While relatively modern, the fact that there were four of them meant that the A380 was inherently less efficient than a twinjet like the Boeing 777, a large airliner that only needed two engines.

Five years after the pandemic, Asiana Airlines is set to return to Europe with its A380; the new route will be operated soon.