On 3 October 2006, upon completion of a review of the A380 programme, Airbus CEO Christian Streiff announced a third delay, pushing the first delivery to October 2007, to be followed by 13 deliveries in 2008, 25 in 2009, and the full production rate of 45 aircraft per year in 2010.
3. listopada 2006., nakon dovršetka ponovnog pregleda programa A380, novi glavni manadžer Airbusa Christian Streiff najavio je treću odgodu, s prvom isporukom planiranom za listopad 2007., s 13 isporuka 2008., 25 za 2009. i punim proizvodnim ritmom od 45 zrakoplova godišnje u 2010.