Eighteen years ago today, the A380 superjumbo, the world’s largest passenger jet, completed its maiden flight. Once in service, the wide-bellied aircraft quickly became a favourite of air travellers, pipping rivals in multiple passenger surveys. Aviation insiders joked it was popular because it was rarely full, so even economy passengers could stretch out on long journeys. Sadly, a dearth of airline orders compelled Airbus to pull the plug on the jet in 2019.
18年前的今天,世界上最大的巨型客機(jī)A380完成了首飛。一投入使用,這種寬腹飛機(jī)就迅速成為航空旅客的最愛(ài),在多次乘客調(diào)查中擊敗了競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。航空業(yè)內(nèi)人士開(kāi)玩笑說(shuō),它之所以受歡迎,是因?yàn)樗苌贊M員,所以即使是經(jīng)濟(jì)艙乘客也可以在長(zhǎng)途旅行中舒展一下身體。遺憾的是,缺乏航空公司訂單迫使空客在2019年停止了這款飛機(jī)的生產(chǎn)。