Editing Airbus A380 (section)

===Improvements and upgrades===
In 2010, Airbus announced a new A380 build standard, incorporating a strengthened airframe structure and a 1.5° increase in [[wing twist]]. Airbus also offered, as an option, an improved maximum take-off weight, thus providing a better payload/range performance. Maximum take-off weight is increased by {{Convert|4|t|lb|abbr=on}}, to {{Convert|573|t|lb|abbr=on}} and the range is extended by {{convert|100|nmi}}; this is achieved by reducing flight loads, partly from optimising the fly-by-wire control laws.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/18/341926/airbus-poised-to-start-building-new-higher-weight-a380.html |title=Airbus poised to start building new higher-weight A380 variant |work=Flight International |date= 18 May 2010 |access-date=19 May 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100521195022/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/18/341926/airbus-poised-to-start-building-new-higher-weight-a380.html |archive-date= 21 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[British Airways]] and [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] were the first two customers to have received this new option in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/british-airways-and-emirates-will-be-first-for-new-longer-range-326544/ |title= British Airways and Emirates will be first for new longer-range A380 |work=Flight International |date= 14 May 2009 |access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref> Emirates asked for an update with new engines for the A380 to be competitive with the [[Boeing 777X]] around 2020, and Airbus was studying 11-abreast seating.<ref name=leeUp/>

In 2012, Airbus announced another increase in the A380's maximum take-off weight to {{Convert|575|t|lb|abbr=on}}, a 6&nbsp;t increase from the initial A380 variant and 2&nbsp;t higher than the increased-weight proposal of 2010. This increased the range by some {{convert|150|nmi}}, taking its capability to around {{convert|8350|nmi}} at current payloads. The higher-weight version was offered for introduction to service early in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-to-offer-higher-weight-a380-from-2013-368483/ |title=Airbus to offer higher-weight A380 from 2013 |work=Flight International |date= 20 February 2012 |access-date=16 October 2013}}</ref>