Air France chooses A350 to replace its A380
Air France announced on Wednesday an additional order for 10 A350-900, bringing the total aircraft to 38 units. The French airline will use the...
December 12, 2019
Tagged: A380
December 5, 2019
In November, Airbus delivered 77 aircraft and received 220 orders
Airbus published on Thursday its summary of deliveries and orders. The November result shows that the European manufacturer now accumulates a total of 20,058...
November 20, 2019
First A380 is completely dismantled in France
The first unit of the world’s largest passenger plane was completely dismantled this week. The A380 serial number 003, first produced in series and...
November 15, 2019
Emirates CEO blames Air France for failure with A380
If Anne Rigail, CEO of Air France, was honest in explaining why the A380 was a failure in the company, the CEO of Emirates,...
November 6, 2019
A350 and 787 made the A380 obsolete, says CEO of Air France
For almost a year as CEO of Air France, Anne Rigail has been characterized by sincerity. The 50-year-old Frenchwoman who started her career at...
October 5, 2019
Emirates accounts for more than half of A380 operation worldwide
The Airbus A380 is a unique aircraft whose future has been cloudy, but its numbers are still impressive. Largest passenger jet in the world,...
September 7, 2019
Emirates begins retirement of its Airbus A380
Emirates Airline has already implemented its plan to retire its Airbus A380 jets. Recently, the company has shut down two aircraft to be used...
July 31, 2019
Air France confirms end of A380 flights in 2022
On the same day that it announced the purchase of 60 Airbus A220-300 jets, Air France confirmed that it will no longer operate the...
July 16, 2019
Airbus A380 debut in Venezuela
Venezuela received for the first time on Sunday the flight of an Airbus A380. The aircraft of the Portuguese group HiFly was leased for...
July 2, 2019
Does it make sense to put an A380 on a route of only 340 km?
For 99.9% of the world’s airlines, a route between two cities separated by only 340 kilometres would be carried out with small jets or...
June 27, 2019
For Lufthansa, A321XLR is a “niche product”
After accumulating more than 340 orders at the Paris Air Show, the A321XLR has established itself as an intercontinental aircraft option for many companies....
June 15, 2019
British Airways wants to expand fleet of A380
IAG Group CEO Willie Walsh revealed in an interview with German website Aero Telegraph that British Airways is interested in leasing six used Airbus...
May 31, 2019
Emirates Airline puts the A380 on a regular 75-minute flight
Emirates Airline will make a different use of the A380, the world’s largest commercial airliner. The airline will fly between Dubai and Muscat, capital...
May 7, 2019
Two Airbus A380s begin to be dismantled in France
The dismantling of two Airbus A380 that flew with Singapore Airlines began recently at Tarbes Lourdes airport in France. The task of dismantling the...
March 21, 2019
Probably the final customer, ANA receives its first A380
Possibly the last customer of the A380, All Nippon Airways (ANA) received on Wednesday its first unit of the world’s largest passenger aircraft at...
March 13, 2019
Lufthansa announces purchase of 40 new widebodies and return of 6 A380 for Airbus
The Lufthansa Group has announced that “for economic reasons” it will sell six of its 14 A380 jets back to Airbus. The German airline...
February 14, 2019
Airbus confirms end of A380 production
Now it’s official: the Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane ever built, ended its production announced by the manufacturer. That means Airbus will no...
February 11, 2019
A380´s survival becomes more difficult after another canceled order
In a further setback for the Airbus A380, Australia’s Qantas Airways has canceled the order for the remaining eight units of the “superjumbo” of...
February 1, 2019
Airbus A380 future uncertain with switching on Emirates orders
Airbus has confirmed that it is in “discussions with Emirates Airline in relation to its A380 contract.” The announcement came after reports that the...
December 17, 2018
First A380 from ANA receives livery from Airbus
Airbus unveiled last week the livery of the first A380 from All Nippon Airways (ANA), the newest customer of the world’s largest passenger jet....
