In recent years, Airbus has emerged as one of the leader in Airplane manufacturing industry. They have begun to introduce several different planes with many company's purchase a large numbers of their planes. They continue to chase Boeing as the leader in the manufacturing industry,and they realize they need to continue to grow and expand in order to compete effectively. Airbus has recently introduced the new A380, which is the largest commercial plane in their fleet. With a higher volume of passengers and distance the plane can travel, they have expanded the opportunity for for longer and higher volume flights. The A380 has attracted many airline customers to purchases several A380 aircraft.(Airbus)