When Airbus began proper development of its jumbo jet, it had already launched the A300, A310, A320, A330, and A340. The expectation was that it would be called the A350. Yet, circumstances transpired that led to the jet being called the A380. This included a significant financial crisis that nearly killed the project and the realization that jumping from a jet the size of an A340 to the A380 would require a larger jump in numbering.
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