In February, Airbus revealed that it was working with Spanish start-up, Chaise Longue, on a double-decker plane seat The concept features one row of seats on a raised platform, followed by one row ...

The A380’s double-decker design further complicates this process. There’s no precedent for freighter conversion of a full-length twin-deck aircraft, and Airbus never produced an A380F variant.

Emirates agreed a $180 million deal to buy four Airbus A380s from a lessor, and plans to continue flying them through the 2030s.