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A year ago, the Airbus A380 cost a mere US$414 million.
As of January 1, the price of the superjumbo has gone up by $14 million to $428 million, the European aircraft manufacturer announced this week.
The single-aisle A318, the smallest member of the A320 family, will cost just over $74 million while the brand new A350-800 jet will sell for $269.5 million.
On average, the company has increased its list price by 3.27 per cent.
That is the price nobody pays though, as airlines typically negotiate a better deal.
“The 3.27 per cent price increase has been calculated according to Airbus’ standard escalation formula over the January 2014 to January 2015 period, and enables Airbus to continue to enhance its profitability,” the company said.
Last year, the price went up by 2.6 per cent.
Airbus offers aircraft ranging in capacity from 100 to over 500 seats and has
sold more than 15,000 airplanes to some 380 customers worldwide.
Images are courtesy of Airbus.
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