With Singapore Airlines, the Airbus A380 entered commercial service.
Malaysia Airlines (first service on 1 July 2012) All of its A380s were retired by October 2022, and they were returned to lessors starting from November 2022 (announced in May 2021)
From 1997 to 2000, as the 1997 Asian financial crisis darkened the market outlook, Airbus refined its design, targeting a 1520% reduction in operating costs over the existing Boeing 747-400

