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First Air France A380 deactivated is sent to Ireland
The first Airbus A380 decommissioned by Air France in late 2019 was moved to Ireland for storage by…
Airbus produces the last set of wings of the A380
The A380 is entering the final stretch of its history. Last week, Airbus completed production of the last…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Airbus A380 debut in Venezuela
Venezuela received for the first time on Sunday the flight of an Airbus A380. The aircraft of the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…