TOULOUSE: The world's largest airliner, the Airbus A380, took a step closer to the aviation archives on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) as Air France said it would permanently axe its grounded fleet and sources said Emirates was in talks to reduce remaining deliveries.

The superjumbo is close to the end of its production run after demand switched to smaller jets and airlines including Air France have been idling the double-decker temporarily because of the coronavirus crisis.

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