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A startup airline that wants to fly Airbus A380 planes between New York and London said it bought its first superjumbo
Global Airlines said it bought an ex-China Southern Airlines A380 to fly across the Atlantic this y…
Taylor Rains
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Qatar Airways' new CEO explains why it's sticking with the Airbus A380 as other airlines retire the costly superjumbo
Alan Joyce, the former CEO of Qantas, once said he could operate two Boeing 787 Dreamliners for les…
Taylor Rains
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Airbus has chosen its A380 superjumbo jet to test a hydrogen-powered engine it hopes will fuel future zero-emission aircraft
Airbus A380 ZEROe demonstrator.Airbus
Taylor Rains
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Lufthansa is bringing its Airbus A380 super-jumbos out of retirement as travel demand soars. Take a look inside.
A Lufthansa Airbus A380.Santi Rodriguez / Shutterstock.com
Abby Wallace
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A former Airbus engineer is using a retired Superjumbo aircraft to create an aerospace-themed hotel
The aeronautical engineer said he started planning the aerospace-themed hotel during the pandemic a…
Abby Wallace
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A superjumbo with 429 passengers turned back just after takeoff when the crew became 'dizzy and nauseous' from a 'burning smell' in the cabin
A British Airways A380 bound for London returned to Johannesburg minutes after departure when smoke…
Ryan Hogg
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Singapore Airlines is turning a parked A380 superjumbo jet into a restaurant to cater to a travel-hungry population, and the most expensive meal is over $400
Singapore Airlines' fleet of Airbus A380s is now turning into a tourist attraction as the pandemic …
Thomas Pallini
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Spare parts shortages are forcing airlines to ground planes, report says
Airplane part manufacturers plan to boost production to help overcome delivery delays and reduce th…
Jyoti Mann
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Asiana Airlines is burning cash flying empty A380 superjumbo jets to keep its pilots certified
The Airbus A380 is the largest passenger plane in the world. And for Asiana, it's getting pricey to…
Rachel Premack
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I flew 13 hours nonstop on the world's biggest passenger plane, the $446 million Airbus superjumbo jet, and it's about as good as economy can get
Emirates operates 101 A380s, the most of any airline. In January, the airline ordered an additional…
Harrison Jacobs
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AirAsia is rolling out restaurants serving its in-flight food across the world
The first Santan branch opened in Kuala Lumpur in December 2019, and it has reportedly been thrivin…
Rachel Hosie
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Singapore Airlines has cancelled its proposed 'flights to nowhere' after criticism from environmental campaigners
The airline had planned to launch three-hour scenic flights that would both take off from and land …
Rachel Hosie
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I flew 14 hours nonstop in business class on the world's biggest passenger plane, the discontinued $446 million Airbus superjumbo jet, and it was even more luxurious than I could have imagined
For most of the A380's decade in service, Airbus has struggled to find buyers. The exception to tha…
Harrison Jacobs
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Double-decker planes are going extinct as Airbus and Boeing discontinue their largest models. Here's why airlines are abandoning 4-engine jets.
The Boeing 747 has survived over 50 years but its days are numbered as smaller planes become the fa…
Thomas Pallini
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The incredible history of the controversial Airbus A380 superjumbo jet
A decade later, things are very different for the A380. What was supposed to be a game-changing air…
Benjamin Zhang
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Airbus is scrapping production of its iconic A380 superjumbo as airlines ditch the biggest commercial jet in history
Enders, the Airbus CEO said: "Today's announcement is painful for us and the A380 communities world…
Alexandra Ma
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Inside the massive Emirates complex designed to fix the Airbus A380 superjumbo
The tally includes 101 Airbus A380s, four times as many as the next largest operator of the superju…
Benjamin Zhang
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We may have just witnessed the end of the Airbus A380 Superjumbo
Of the 318 A380 Superjumbos that Airbus has managed to sell over the past fifteen years since it be…