All good things come to an end...

Having spent over five years working in-house at Airbus and with a degree in Aerospace Engineering, the A380 holds a special place in my heart (excuse the Valentine’s Day pun).

However, even without the vested interest, as an engineering geek its sad to see the end of production for such an icon (although hopefully we will have many many years of active service of the current fleet to look forward to).

Some of the highlights of my time at Airbus were seeing production of this aircraft close up and watching breathtaking displays at the Farnborough & Paris Air shows. Since then I've had the chance to take long haul flights on BA and Emirates A380s (including a fortunate upgrade on BA to first class). It is a wonderful aircraft to fly on and a staggering piece of engineering on every level.