The Worst Selling Airbus Jets Of All Time

[@luckyfernandasetiawan1981]

I still love A380. It just amazing that something that big can fly.

[@VelvetCondoms]

Antonov is in the background looking pressed.

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

Agree. It is a fantastic plane to fly in. It is so spacious inside.

[@luckyfernandasetiawan1981]

@@VelvetCondoms lol i mean for passenger aircraft😅😅😅

[@davidliu2243]

Popular among passengers, not along operators rip

[@chaoszombie9995]

Thats the power of aerodynamics my friend!

[@pedramPN]

In my honest opinion the A340 is one of the coolest looking aircraft of all time and would love to fly on one if I’ll be able to

[@KingTriton1837]

Flew one from Paris to Minneapolis back in 2014. It was a comfortable ride.

[@saulweinberg5250]

I agree, it’s so beautiful

[@KanyeTheGayFish69]

@@saulweinberg5250 why though? I always thought it was ugly

[@buggerall]

I agree. Especially 1/4 front view. 4 engine are just cooler if not really that efficient... But what really does it for me is the tail section. Like the 737, 747 and all other Airbusses except the 350 the roof line runs straight to the APU exhaust without that ugly droop. It makes it carry its tail high and proud.

[@theaviator_7678]

The A340 is my favorite Airbus plane because it is one of the safest commercial planes in the world because of its 4 engines, and it is a widebody so it has 2 aisles.

[@skylark.kraken]

The A318 is just so cute

[@davidliu2243]

ikr

[@conaly082]

You forgot the worst one: Airbus A300B1, that were more than 2m shorter than the A300B2 and B4. Only two were built: one prototype that remained with Airbus until it was disassembled in the 80s (part of the fuselage including a wing and engine can be seen in the Deutsche Museum in Munich), the second aircraft was in operation with TEA and Air Algerie until 1990 and was later used as fire brigade trainer at Brussels airport. In the early 2000s it has been scrapped.

[@abiyasad2]

Dont forget the original A320-100

[@mq46312]

Should note that the A340-500/600 and the A380 were never expected to sell in very high numbers. I personally consider the A380 a success. The models that really "failed" in my opinion are the A318, and the A340-200.

[@rjfaber1991]

The A340 was actually quite the success, considering they developed it in tandem with the A330 and the two share most of their components, so the extra development costs for the A340 weren't enormous, and yet they managed to shift several hundred of them. The A380 was a commercial failure if you look purely at the plane itself, but that would be missing the point. The A380 also solidified Airbus' place as a widebody manufacturer on par with Boeing in the minds of passengers and airlines, and that will have helped Airbus sell more A330s, A340s and A350s.

[@Uryendel]

the A380 didn't bring money (but was a good publicity), the A318 and the A340-200 bring up money, they're just variation of an aircraft, it's like the paint color option on your car

[@TheSheiban]

No surprises here. I once flew on a domestic flight in Romania on the A318. It was small and I was surprised at how quick the plane filled up...

[@spongebubatz]

I got to fly on Air France’s A318! I was seated in the middle of the cabin and when I looked back I was surprised how short the cabin was

[@AD_RC]

I got to fly on Avianca's A318 and it was... cramped.

[@prorobo]

TheSheiban the A318 and A321 fuselage and cabin width/heights are identical.

[@sloanestreetaddict2954]

When I saw this vid I instantly thought of the a318

[@BestOfAviation]

Same

[@hindustansocialistrepublic5545]

I thought the a 380

[@sloanestreetaddict2954]

@@hindustansocialistrepublic5545 I mean Emirates bought more than 100 of it so I didnt really think of it

[@robbie19143]

I mean it’s in the thumbnail

[@sloanestreetaddict2954]

@@robbie19143 Yeah but I got the notifications meaning I could barely see the thumbnail

[@zabaleta66]

A340-600 is simply a beautiful aircraft.

[@shreyaputhran7646]

I agree

[@boeingfreak1]

@@shreyaputhran7646 Me too

[@guillaumeromain6694]

Agreed. Whole heartedly

[@rjfaber1991]

The most beautiful airliner in history, I think. It looks dated up close compared to an A350 or A220, but its overall shape is just gorgeous.

[@BestOfAviation]

Wow thanks for doing this vid! I love your detail and length.

[@FadhilRamadhan]

Wonder if you'll make one for Antonov and Ilyushin as well

[@massimolettuce]

not too mainstream aircraft. maybe embraer bombardier before Russian planes

[@KingTriton1837]

A380 was and still is a weird looking jet to me. It could have done much better had it been brought at the right time. The A318 is still one of my favorite jets. It's a cute little plane! Lol.

[@davidoldham1946]

Yeah but the A380 is an awesome kind of weird....

[@KingTriton1837]

@@davidoldham1946 depends on the observer. I never thought it was eye candy. But my opinion is one in millions. Many people loved it and it was a comfortable jet to fly on.

[@andersonrodriguez8258]

If it was brought back in the 80s 90s

[@KingTriton1837]

@@andersonrodriguez8258 90s maybe. 80s not so much. It was and is too much plane and too many engines.

[@boffisgd]

You forgot Airbus A319neo. It only has 71 orders, 47 of those are Spirit airlines.

[@spongebubatz]

Didn’t they cancel them? The only commercial airline I know to have orders for the A319neo is China Southern with two orders 😂

[@boffisgd]

@@spongebubatz I thini there’s 47 Spirit airlines,10 Air china, and then there was another tiny airlines which ordered 2. The rest is VIP.

[@pocketdynamo5787]

It hasn't even entered service yet, so orders may still pick up.

[@jetaddicted]

The main problem of the -318 (I work for an airline that operates them, btw, get to fly on them often, sometimes work on them) is its front cargo door situated right next to the engine’s jet intake, forcing said engine to be turned off in order to load the front cargo bay, resulting in time wasted.

[@teif2]

Does the engine not get turned off anyway when cargo is being loaded?

[@munich6116]

Simple flying is a really good company honestly. Their daily uploads are always something new and unique

[@ConcordeError404]

Assassin's Creed: I have more kills! Serial Killers: No I have more Amateurs...... Serial Killers: What was that punk? ETOPS (to A340): *Amateurs!*

[@himanshshah9425]

A380 and A340 haven’t sold much but they still are the best looking and the safest planes by Airbus. The sight of an A380 spreading its wings in the sky and an A340-600 taking off is the best sight in the world !!

[@akshatpandey4788]

Was it only me who was waiting for the A310?

[@dubrovink66]

Good one! That would then be a pair of wings, a nose and a tail. One door and some passenger windows. haha.

[@imblack011]

Why isn't the a310 on this list? Only 255 have been produced, compared to the A300's 561

[@mingming9604]

255 is a lot....lol...

[@imblack011]

@@mingming9604 still less than the a340 so I don't care. It should've been on this list

[@BrySkye]

@@mingming9604 It is, however, only 4 more than the A380-800 and was split over two variants (A310-200 and -300). So mentioning the A380 and especially the A340 whilst omitting the A310 is inconsistent if nothing else.

[@Jakobly]

I can't rly imagine boeing or airbus ever making a 4 engine plane ever again, seems like the 747-8F is keeping quadjets alive on it's own lol

[@ahilam713]

I still love the a318

[@Flyby-1000]

Frontier Airlines ended up being the launch customer for the A318. Air France was supposed to be, then 9/11 happened, Air France canceled their orders and Frontier was next in line. Frontier had 12 of them. Frontier and the leasing companies scarped most of those planes shortly after, I know at least one, maybe two, went to British Airways to use to fly into Paris City Airport due to the steep approaches that the A318 could handle... The rest that Frontier operated were parted out, the youngest was only 5 years old when they scraped it. Pretty sad that they were worth more parted out & scraped than they were flying PAX. Frontier's A318 A/C N805FR was the second prototype that Airbus built used at airshows around the world to sell the airframe. I'm proud to be able to say that I'm one of the few that have been able to work on the A318, 319, 320, & 321... Not many can say that in North America...

[@widget787]

I do not think the A330-800 will become a hot seller also Not when Airlines want to replace A330-200s. The Main reason why the -200 was popular was because Back then the A330-300 was not even nearly as capable as today. Now the -300 (+-900) imoroved so much that no one needs a smaller, almost as heavy airplane for longer Missions.

[@WycliffStudios]

Airbus is amazing. They didn't lose their ways like Boeing did

[@flexiexpress6713]

And, they don’t rush development

[@chocolatemagneto9679]

@@flexiexpress6713 Ah yes because the 380 wasn't rushed. The market didn't even exist for it

[@flexiexpress6713]

@@chocolatemagneto9679 still, better to have a working aircraft

[@stradivarioushardhiantz5179]

Rarest Airbus family; 1. A340-200 2. A340-500 3. A340-600 4. A318 5. A330-800neo 6. A380 7. Beluga & BelugaXL 🛫🤓🛫🤓🛫🤓🛫🤓🛫

[@spongebubatz]

To be fair the Belugas never were intended to be sold to airlines

[@threestrikes971]

You forget A350 800

[@dariustanz3410]

A350-800 wasnt even built it was cancelled

[@spongebubatz]

@@threestrikes971 well yes but actually no! All planes in this and the video about Boeing are unsuccessful in terms of planes built! Edit: The A350-800 was cancelled before a single plane could be built!

[@gregsmith3410]

a330f...too..!!!

[@flyby9741]

My one experience flying on the A318 was back in January of 1998 flying on AF from Paris to Duesseldorf.

[@craiglenders]

You still cant go past the a340-600 for overall versatility long range, high capacity and no special requirements for runways and airport terminals

[@Uryendel]

Saying the A318 didn't sell is like saying pink VW golf didn't sell, it's just a configuration of the A320, it come out from the same assembly line with the same component

[@neilpickup237]

The widely anticipated change from hub and spoke towards point to point has affected airlines, and hence manufacturing plans. However, the expected move has been as much to do with the hubs lack of capacity to cope with the increasing demand as it has to do with enough demand to justify a new direct route. I regularly fly from Manchester to Belgrade, most often on an A320 series and the flights are usually nearly full - yet I am regularly the only passenger making that specific journey! Post pandemic, the airlines may be grateful that they still have the Hub and Spoke model in place as it may be quite a few years before the capacity of the infrastructure to provide it is stretched again, and there is sufficient demand to justify increasing the number of direct connections.

[@GuitarGuy4647]

A340 objectively one of the best looking jets ever made.

[@chesterwang3070]

0:49: why does that A319 have an extra over wing exit.

[@mingming9604]

it's all determined by a set of written rules on what type of exit and how many are needed to ensure whatever maximum amount of pax a type is certified to carry can be evacuated in 90 sec with half of the exits blocked off.

[@no-damn-alias]

It's a special high capacity variant that is also used by Easyjet. The maximum capacity is 156 thereby over 150 so you need an extra emergency exit

[@chesterwang3070]

@@no-damn-alias oh ok. yea cuz ik the FAA says that any aircraft must be able to evacuate within 90 seconds, so if Easyjet adds a more pax then they need more exits. Didn't know Easyjet did that. ok ty

[@koltp1909]

A380 was the best. My friend loved it

[@atatexan]

What about the wretched A310?

[@marcox2937]

Airbus A310: *Am I a joke to you*

[@NaenaeGaming]

A321XLR: *yes*

[@Racko.]

A330-800: *laughs*

[@spongebubatz]

The A310 wasn’t too unsuccessful

[@Racko.]

@@spongebubatz It sold only 210 I believe, considered not success

[@marcox2937]

@@Racko. it’s older brother the a300 sold more than double

[@justplanenuts5541]

I must admit the A318 did surprise me.

[@Dhrruvv]

That Air India 777...🔥🔥🔥

[@kwanlinus6999]

You left the A310 with only 250 orders

[@filledwithvariousknowledge1065]

Good point unless it was merged with A300 sales which were okay at around 500 and something which is a good start for a new entrant to the widebody market

[@spongebubatz]

255 might be low but if you ask me the A310 still was a successful aircraft

[@kwanlinus6999]

@@spongebubatz True, this was many airlines first taste of Airbus outside of Europe and America.

[@kwanlinus6999]

@@spongebubatz True, this was many airlines first taste of Airbus outside of Europe and America.

[@imblack011]

@@spongebubatz I guess it was considering airbus didn't put that much effort and money into it, but that isn't taken into account in the video. The video is about worst selling, not least successful

[@Lee247Jamaica]

A318 and a310 and a380 came to my mind when i saw the vid

[@theaviator_7678]

The A318 and 19 didn't surprise me, but that the A330-800 really did.

[@4evertrue830]

I personally believe that bad marketing at Airbus killed this type of aircraft. This is a sweet looking aircraft that should have given several airlines the choice of either an A318 or the DC-9, the F-70, F-100, or the Embraer rear twin jet aircrafts and other regional jets within the same category. It would have succeeded also if marketed as an entirely, all business corporate seat jet for business travellers on some specific airlines, or as a diplomatic/presidential aircraft needed by govt officials within their president's fleet for international travels. Nevertheless i believe it would have sold well if not for bad marketing at Airbus.

[@dpm-jt8rj]

What does the "ceo" in the A330ceo mean?

[@EdgyNumber1]

Jimbo the A318. A380 is an awesome plane to fly in but alas, its the operators that make the decisions whether to buy it or not. Interstingly it was used as a commuter jet between Shanghai and Beijing by China Southern, at one point.

[@mann2520]

They tried but failed

[@78Dipar]

The worst Airbus was the initial A300, it was the first Airbus project, but it was rejected by everyone, and immediatly scrapped. A crash program was launched to completly rework the project, which led to the smaller A300B, which was the first Airbus to be built...

[@Mark-uh7cr]

I flew on an a319 once and while quaint, I found it to be rather cramped.

[@spongebubatz]

That depends from Airline to Airline, but all tend to fill their planes in a efficient! Efficient in their way...

[@reddragon6833]

We’re see more Airbuses flying than Boeing in most of airports today

[@FulgentFave]

I’ve been in an A318 before. It was really small 😂

[@andreineag3351]

Nice

[@gimp6019]

A380 only 40 years to late

[@adrianaalonso1772]

They all still much better and more comfortable than any other Boeing product!!

[@PeterWalkerHP16c]

When you look at the millions of assorted parts in these things, it's a wonder they exist at all!

[@DrPotato11]

I thought the A300 1b would be the worst selled one with 2 produced aircraft and only 1 of these was sold with a half iberia , half air france livery

[@manenwan]

*NOT THE BABY BUS* 😭😭😭

[@MikayeYakovlev]

Should A340 really be considered a different type to the A330 though?

[@spongebubatz]

They are sister aircraft if that makes sense

[@stevenholt1867]

Also the Airbus A350-1000 and the humble Airbus A310.

[@gooner72]

Airbus and Boeing have killed their own quad jets with their 2 new fantastic twin jets, the 787 Dreamliner and the better A350.

[@sethtan715]

When I saw the worst sold bowing planes, I thought: how about airbus?

[@farmingnerd1542]

i have flown on a bowing jet there really nice

[@airbus_a320neo]

@@farmingnerd1542 i never did. Been on 11 A320 family and a Dash 8-Q400. But if Covid doesn't make things worse again, i will be aboard a Tui 737 to Heraklion on May

[@sethtan715]

@@farmingnerd1542 same. Flown on 737s, 787s, a320s, a320s, a320s and a380s.

[@twinchantillytiffanysbenny8852]

Love the a380. Too bad it’s timing was way off.

[@mingming9604]

you forgot the A320-100!! Only 21 were ever produced

[@spongebubatz]

Well it’s in the A320 Series so I don‘t if that counts!

[@simu31]

The A300-B1 and B2 should have been in the list. But it's easier to bash an overal good selling plane

[@spongebubatz]

The A300B1 were just the two prototypes of the A300, you can’t really judge them! Also the A300B2 wasn’t really unsuccessful!

[@everythingbagelproductions236]

I am surprised as to how the A380-800 was on this and not the A380-900

[@QbanMario]

With Boeing, it started with B737/100 (1967) Airbus had the A300/310 (1974/1983) In which A300 only sold 561 as the A310 only sold 255. But they start with A318 (2003) and ignore previous model years!🤔

[@spongebubatz]

Both the A300 and the A310 are the two first models Airbus developed and you can’t tell me they weren’t successful!

[@QbanMario]

@@spongebubatz Built together by SUD of France & BAC of Britain. (AIRBUS) Prior to that, the individually built the BAC 1-11 & The Caravelle among others. This video talks about the models that didn't sell much. Airbus happened because each company could not compete with US manufacturers. So they got 5 countries to compete against one country!

[@sheereenaali8448]

@@QbanMario They started small to big but ended old to new

[@matushie8316]

1st I knew this was coming.

[@whatever8282828]

Hah, the A340-bad … I knew it!

[@sunitapoddar5077]

He really sounds like HAI and wendover Productions

[@nurrizadjatmiko21]

I hope all remaining operators of the A380s are not to be retire since we know what happen to Air France and Hi Fly A380 and i am afraid Thai Airways will be the next one to retire the A380 fleets.

[@spongebubatz]

It’s also unsure whether Lufthansa will keep their A380s :(

[@filledwithvariousknowledge1065]

BA no longer fly’s the Baby bus A318 anymore

[@gteixeira]

How about the A300B1?

[@spongebubatz]

As the first aircraft of Airbus I don’t know if you could really say it wasn’t successful! Also it was replaced pretty soon!

[@gteixeira]

@@spongebubatz The video was about the worst selling Airbus jets of all time, not only after they became successful.

[@carlmaster9690]

The A340-200 is my least favourite A340 variant. Too small for a quad jet and, like the A340-300, was a gas guzzler.

[@Airbus_a320_lovers]

Airbus all life. A318 is cute

[@АлександрЗемляков-в3л]

Airbus A380 is the most failure Airbus project: 251 orders on A380 VS 1,500+ orders on Boeing 747!!!

[@Blank00]

You forgot the A319NEO

[@mercybalones4670]

Bruh

[@arandomman9779]

What does A320 Ceo mean

[@spongebubatz]

It‘s the A320 with old engine ("current engine option")! Airbus introduce the name when they came up with the A320neo!

[@arandomman9779]

Ohhhh

[@arandomman9779]

I just asked you guys to test y'all. I know what it means

[@williamwildcat]

A318 is so cute

[@Andrew-sv6zq]

Nothing about the A310. I don't think there were many of those in use.

[@spongebubatz]

But it still was a success

[@arandomman9779]

I'm just the normal version of the A320

[@isaacyiu722]

What about the A310?

[@planflykt]

A340-200 and A340-500 where not so succesful. But A340-300 was a succes to Aibus and A340-600 was semi success/ semi failure. You must take into account at what market position Airbus was when these aircraft where launched. A340 was Airbus´ first real long haul aircraft and it paved way for the A350.

[@Tobik_pajda]

You forgot to mension A310 ( 255 orders )

[@ancestors]

Airbus should re launch the A318 now with post covid flights in mind.

[@sheereenaali8448]

The A220 already fill that market.

[@sheereenaali8448]

The reason that the A220 is successful is because it is more efficient than the current A318 or a future A318neo, so I don't think they are going to re-launch it.

[@spongebubatz]

Even the A319neo was somehow killed by the A220/CSeries, so in other words this market is already covered

[@sheereenaali8448]

@@spongebubatz yea thats what i said, but thanks for explaining it more brieflyl

[@SA4LIFE]

Forgot the Concorde

[@spongebubatz]

Not really an Airbus aircraft isn’t it

[@ThatTexanCollector]

Wheres the A300? and A310? "All time" means historically too

[@Uryendel]

the A300 was a success...

[@SimpleFlyingNews]

A300 - over 500 aircraft delivered. A310 - 255 delivered. Not huge numbers but puts them out of the running for worst selling jets. - JB

[@saizonoumelchior693]

Will the A320 family overtake one day the 737 family?

[@kavideepika486]

Only time will tell

[@spongebubatz]

The A320 already overtook the 737 when it comes to orders

[@imblack011]

It will very soon. The 737 is still ahead in deliveries, but the a320 is ahead in orders, so when those get delivered it will overtake the 737

[@CARBONHAWK1]

A320 Ahead in orders, let’s see how much traction the Max gets when the dust from the groundings and pandemic settle.

[@EFRollercoaster]

The A320 already overtook the 737. There are a lot more A320 in service than 737s.

[@ArnBrickJeff]

A380 and a340 i expect them

[@jasonmueller4246]

What about 340 600?

[@christopherstehn1716]

A380

[@wdefghjuefhdegtfthtgf1351]

If the a380 had a freighter it would have done better

[@leekyo1502]

A310 isn't a bad seller that only sold 255?

[@hulklovesaviation7535]

is a319 successful? Atleast half successful?

[@boffisgd]

The original A319 is successful, the NEO version on the other hand is down there with the A318.

[@pete84101]

Why didn’t you include the A300

[@mercybalones4670]

The A300 was the plane how Airbus sucsseded and became the Boeing Competitor

[@zameeruddingulammohammed3901]

What about worst selling boring jets?

[@filledwithvariousknowledge1065]

That was previously done a few days ago

[@hbkracer43]

Airbus and Boeing are like Samsung and Apple and PlayStation and Xbox

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

Except Airbus and Boeing aren't that much better than the other, while Samsung and PS are So much better than Apple and XBox

[@eijisuzuki1466]

no suprise the A340 isn't selling

[@rjfaber1991]

They actually sold an awful lot considering it's a quadjet introduced in the '90s. Either way though, Airbus was always going to make a profit on the A340, because it shared so many parts with the A330, so the R&D costs solely attributable to the A340 were very small.

[@saye1580]

A220 killed A318

[@DynoDaPlayer]

HAH A319 CEO A320 CEO LOL!!! ITS NEO

[@DynoDaPlayer]

A330 CEO ITS NEO BRO

[@matushie8316]

CEO is the classic series

[@ConcordeError404]

CEO stands for Current Engine Option NEO stands for New Engine Option

[@matushie8316]

Yes I was close enough

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

Nope Ceo = current engine option Loser

[@christopherhand4836]

All of them are.

[@boeingfreak1]

A318