Airbus A380 Case Study

Airbus industry was formed as the conglomeration of western European countries which included Britain, Germany, and Spain and was led by France. During that period, Boeing was the largest manufacturer of the commercial aircrafts and held the monopoly in the market, which brought the aviation industry of the European nations into their senses. This led to the formation of France led Airbus. Now, Airbus is one of the leading manufacturers of aircrafts and has a product line of aircrafts which range from economy to luxury and from 150 to 850 carrying capacity. It also captures almost half the market. The factories of Airbus are all over Europe, headquarters being at France and have fully owned subsidiaries, spare and service parts centers spread

The four European countries have production unit for various parts of airbus, which finally gets assembled in France. Transporting the massive sub-assemblies of the aircraft, developed at facilities located at other countries in Europe, to the integration facility at Toulouse in France itself was Technological feat in transportation. The A380’s major structural sections are built by the major shareholders of Airbus, in United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and France. These structural parts are very large in size and have proved to be inconvenient for transportation. It has been the reason for modification of many roads and fleets to accommodate the unusual large size of the components.

Engine:

Airbus A380 uses two types of turbofan engines: Rolls-Royce Trent-900 and GP7200. Trent-900 is the derivative of Trent-800 and the GP7200 is derived from GE90’s core and PW4090’s fan. The totals of four engines, two of each type, provide huge thrust force for the mammoth plane to fly even at very high altitudes. The destructive engine testing by Rolls-Royce has proved that the engine is capable of containing all the debris in itself, caused by the explosion of the engine. The Airbus A-380 has also been awarded for its low noise.