The A380 superjumbo orders of Emirates Airline support about 41,000 jobs in Europe, according to estimates given by plane manufacturer Airbus.
About 70 percent of these jobs are split equally between France and Germany, with the UK having 17 percent and the remaining 5,000 jobs in Spain, Emirates said in a statement, citing Airbus.
It added that these are high-skilled jobs and impact a high-value supply chain, creating a significant multiplier effect in the countries where Airbus has aircraft production facilities.
It said the estimated European-wide GDP impact of Emirates’ A380 orders is €3.4 billion ($3.78 billion).
The figures have been released as Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, will return with its Airbus A380 to ILA Berlin Air Show 2016.
The Emirates A380 will be the largest aircraft to be showcased and the only A380 displayed at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport in Schoenefeld on the first two show days (June 1 and 2).
The aircraft on static display in Berlin will be the airline’s 79th A380 aircraft, a new delivery directly from Airbus in Hamburg-Finkenwerder.
As the largest A380 operator in the world, Emirates will have 79 A380s serving its network once this new aircraft joins the fleet. Last month, Emirates placed a new order for an additional two new A380 aircraft, to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2017, bringing its order books for the aircraft to 64.
Emirates A380s currently serve over 40 destinations worldwide – one out of every four destinations on the airline’s passenger network. Vienna will become the next A380 destination starting from July 1.
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