Size isn’t everything
On October 25, 2007, I was at Sydney airport to see the arrival of the first Airbus A380 commercial flight. Not even rain could stop thousands from gathering to see the new giant of the skies. The superjumbo brought with it the promise of more space, comfort and innovation.
Less than a decade later, in May 2017, launch customer Singapore Airlines announced it would retire the first A380s it received, replacing them with five newer frames. Not
