Coronavirus: How many A380 remain in the skies?
As the aviation industry is caught in the coronavirus crisis, airlines are grounding large parts, if not all,…
Airbus A380
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Airbus A380 – the world’s largest passenger airliner renowned for its advanced technology and design.
Qatar Airways A380 changes course twice due unruly passenger
Qatar Airways was en route from Australia towards Qatar, when the pilots of the airline’s Airbus A380 declared…
Remembering the first Airbus A380 visit to the United States
When Airbus officially launched the double-decker A380 in 2000, it was clear that the aircraft would become the…
Qantas to ground all widebodies, cut 90% flights due to COVID-19
Caught in the global coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting fall of travel demand, Qantas, the biggest Australian…
Will coronavirus send the A380 into early retirement?
As the aviation industry is caught in the coronavirus crisis, American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) is accelerating the retirement…
Third and last ANA A380 takes off for maiden flight
The third and last Airbus A380 for the airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) made its maiden flight in…
Lufthansa to cut up to 50% flights, oust Airbus A380s
Lufthansa Group has changed its previous estimations on coronavirus impact to its network. The group now expects it…
Etihad’s controversial A380 battle against wind in Heathrow
Etihad Airways Airbus A380, coming from Abu Dhabi, was met by Storm Dennis’ winds raging to up to…
With the phase-out of A330, what is the future Etihad fleet?
Etihad is set to phase out its last remaining Airbus A330s by the end of 2021. The national…
Coronavirus: foreign aircraft scrambled for Wuhan evacuation
Governments around the world are organizing to repatriate their citizens via planes from Wuhan ‒ the heart of…
Airbus shows third & final ANA’s Green Sea Turtle A380
Airbus unveils the livery of a third ‒ and final ‒ A380, which will join All Nippon Airways…
Airbus to replace A380 FAL with A321 FAL in Toulouse, France
When Airbus announced that the days of the A380 production are numbered on February 14, 2019, many questions…
All Nippon Airways to receive third Airbus A380
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s biggest carrier, announced the introductory date of its third Airbus A380, the Flying…
How will Emirates fleet change in the next 10 years?
This article was first published on October 3, 2019. The Airbus A380 (ex-)lifeline supplier and flagship operator as…
Emirates Clark: no reliability – no new Airbus/Boeing jets for us
The article was first published on September 6, 2019. Emirates’ President Tim Clark is running out of patience…
Where are Airbus commercial aircraft manufactured?
Some call Airbus a primarily French company. And there is some truth to that – after all, the…
Air France retires its first Airbus A380
Air France retired its first Airbus A380, marking the beginning of the withdrawal process of its fleet of…
First commercial Airbus A380 turned to dust
TARMAC Aerosave, an aircraft maintenance, recycling and storage company based in Tarbes, France and in Teruel, Spain, announced…