Airbus A380

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With its A350s set to enter the fleet in September, Emirates plans to be serving 42 cities with premium economy seats by February 2025.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Innovations can help airlines reduce their environmental footprint and cater to evolving travel patterns.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lee Ann Shay
A380 demand increased in 2022 and is forecast to remain fairly steady.
MRO Americas

By Alex Derber
In choosing local or distant maintenance, airlines must consider additional downtime and transport costs, among other factors.
Services & Support

By Sean Broderick
VAS Aero Services will manage the teardown of three A380s by France’s Tarmac Aerosave; parts will be positioned among operators in Europe and the Middle East,
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.
Emerging Technologies

By James Pozzi
The MRO plots its path to exceeding €10 billion in revenue by 2030.
Services & Support

By Graham Warwick
Startup plans to support growth in onshore wind energy generation by transporting larger turbine blades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
The German MRO is planning a series of mid-term investments in areas such as capacity growth.
MRO

By Alan Dron
UK startup Global Airlines, which plans to operate Airbus A380 transatlantic services, has delayed its launch.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Validating the design of the fan blades is the overarching goal of a monthslong campaign at ONERA’s S1MA wind tunnel.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Fast rotorcraft race to flight; Wing’s bigger package-carrier; Airbus tests fuel-cell system; and ZeroAvia develops hydrogen refueler.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
ICAO’s third Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels reached an agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in international aviation by 5% by 2030.
Sustainability

By Jens Flottau
The sleeping aviation giant finally is waking up. It could be the next big thing for aerospace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Inbound travel from overseas to Japan is booming, but outbound tourism is unlikely to fully recover until late 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Etihad Airways has no immediate plans to bring more Airbus A380s out of storage beyond the four it has recently returned to service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways is planning to keep its eight Airbus A380s in service until its first Boeing 777X is delivered.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
The flight took place from Emirates’ base at Dubai International Airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Lufthansa Technik signed new deals covering base maintenance, component support and technician training at the Dubai Airshow.
Dubai Airshow

By William Moore
Emissions figures for Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways are mostly in line with other full-service carriers, but unlike those carriers, are not trending downward.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
The first Global Airlines Airbus A380 will undergo cabin refurbishments from January 2024.
MRO

By Jens Flottau
Delays have led Emirates to extend operations of the 777-300ER fleet.
Dubai Airshow

By Victoria Moores
Long-haul startup Global Airlines is actively looking at any Airbus A380s that come on the market as it prepares to launch transatlantic services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Emirates plans to reveal further orders taking fleet plans into the 2030s, but new players like Riyadh Air and a revived Indian aviation sector are emerging.
Dubai Airshow

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Wet lease specialist Hi Fly will work with startup Global Airlines on preparing the A380s for the carrier’s planned launch of operations in summer 2024.
Airlines & Lessors