Airbus A380 Today: Emirates’ Massive Retrofit, Starlink Wi‑Fi and Future Replacement Plans – 18 November 2025
Dubai – 18 November 2025: Twenty years after its first flight, the Airbus A380 is once again at the centre of global aviation headlines. At this year’s Dubai Airshow, Emirates and its neighbours in Abu Dhabi and Doha have turned the spotlight back onto the world’s largest passenger jet – not with new orders, but with billions of dollars of upgrades, fresh maintenance deals and a very public debate about what could one day replace the superjumbo. Even though Airbus stopped producing the A380 in 2021, 254 aircraft were built and around 189 remain in service with 10 operators worldwide.