Airbus A380

By Jens Flottau
Earlier this week, an industry anniversary passed: 20 years ago, the Airbus A380 performed its first flight in Toulouse.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa has launched daily Airbus A380-800 services from its Munich hub to Denver, making the first ever landing of an A380 at the United hub in Colorado.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Airlines are rethinking how to keep passengers comfortable and entertained.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
The Australian airlines are looking to reactivate or wet-lease widebodies, but they will still be behind pre-pandemic numbers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australian airlines are planning to reactivate or wet-lease more widebody aircraft to add international capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
Airbus finds itself in this position because the A400M backlog is dwindling.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois
The zero-emission airliner delay leaves advancing hydrogen to startups that are focusing on retrofits and smaller aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By James Pozzi
Etihad Engineering is planning additional maintenance capacity, workforce growth and efficiencies.
MRO

By Victoria Moores
One of the world’s largest buyers of aircraft and engines makes clear his frustrations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
A look at which trends are gaining popularity and which are losing steam in commercial aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Under CEO Sean Doyle, BA has been taking steps to restore its status as a premium carrier in the recovery years since the COVID-19 crisis.
Interiors & Connectivity

By William Moore
Airbus A380 operators Emirates, Korean Air and Lufthansa have been studied, as well as a composite of global carriers that do not operate the A380.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Alex Derber
Sustainability drives are increasingly being incorporated into the aircraft teardown process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Tarmac Aerosave to boost A380 USM market by tearing down three former Singapore Airlines-operated superjumbos.
MRO Europe

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is preparing to introduce its Airbus A220s on an international route for the first time and will also return more A380s to service.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
The fourth hangar in Teruel will address near-term capacity constraints related to Airbus A380 maintenance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Global Airlines has identified its biggest challenge as maintenance availability as it seeks to launch in the first half of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
ST Engineering and Airbus joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke are re-entering the Airbus A380 heavy maintenance market, securing a contract with Global Airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Emirates has agreed to buy the remaining five of a total of seven Airbus A380s it had been leasing from Doric Nimrod Air Two Limited.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Limited (GAMECO) has inducted Emirates’ Airbus A380 into its Guangzhou facility for a 12-year check.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK start-up A380 operator Global Airlines is planning its first charter passenger flights in 2025, as it reveals a partnership to support capital raising.
Airlines & Lessors

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