New UK airline buys Airbus A380
UK-based Global Airlines, a new long-haul airline, announces the acquisition of its first Airbus A380 from Doric Aviation. Global Airlines is planning to operate transatlantic…
A380
Airbus reveals hydrogen-powered zero-emission engine
Toulouse, 30 November 2022 – Airbus has revealed that it is developing a hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine. The propulsion system is being considered as one…
Israel to ban Boeing 747s, other 4-engine planes amid environmental concerns
Israel will ban Boeing 747 and similar aircraft with four engines as of March 31, 2023 to reduce noise and air pollution, its airports authority…
Return of the superjumbo: A380 makes comeback despite high oil prices
(Reuters) – Two years ago, dozens of Airbus A380s set course for storage in sites from rural France to the Gulf as the outbreak of…
First A380 powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel takes to the skies
Airbus has performed a first A380 flight powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Airbus’ A380 test aircraft MSN 1 took off from Blagnac Airport,…
Emirates received its 123rd and last Airbus A380
Emirates received its 123rd A380 in Hamburg on December 16, 2021. The close collaboration with Airbus has shaped the identity of the A380 over the…
Emirates strips its first ever A380 for furniture, memorabilia
(Reuters) – Dubai’s Emirates, which championed the Airbus A380 as the backbone of a global airline network built around the Gulf, has begun stripping one…
Mixed Fleet Flying for A380 and A320 approved by Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau
Tokyo, 14 October 2021 – All Nippon Airways (ANA) is set to introduce Mixed Fleet Flying (MFF) for the A380 and A320 Family following approval…
Air France axes A380, Emirates seen cutting deliveries
DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) – The world’s largest airliner, the Airbus A380, took a step closer to the aviation archives on Wednesday as Air France said it…
Airbus’ A380 will continue pleasing passengers on a global scale
he A380, which takes off or lands somewhere in the world every two minutes, will retain its status as a passenger-pleasing aircraft in the years…
All Nippon Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A380
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first A380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse, becoming the 15th operator of the world’s…
Germany in talks with Airbus on 600 million euros of A380 loans
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is in talks with Airbus about 600 million euros ($680.10 million) in outstanding loans advanced for development of the A380 superjumbo,…