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superjumbo

British  
/ ˈsuːpəˌdʒʌmbəʊ /

noun

  1. informal an extremely large twin-deck jet-propelled airliner that can carry over 500 passengers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And in 2019 it quit building the A380 superjumbo jet after airlines demanded smaller models.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

The superjumbo plane was meant to revolutionize the civil aviation sector, but inefficient design and low demand during Covid led Airbus to stop A380 production at the end of 2021.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

Deutsche Lufthansa said Monday that it plans to put some of its Airbus A380 superjumbo jets back into service next year after mothballing the aircraft at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022

Emirates' superjumbo fleet has not been immune from the crisis, however, with dozens parked and currently out of use.

From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2022

But for other airlines, the superjumbo was less of a success.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2021

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