If you have taken a relatively recent flight inside the U.S., chances are pretty strong it was either on board a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320, the two best-selling commercial airplanes in the world.

There’s nothing quite like seeing an Airbus A380 for the first time. It’s so big – the largest passenger plane ever built – that its wingspan almost runs the length of a soccer field, and more than ...

This article examines whether the Airbus A380 genuinely failed from a commercial perspective by analyzing market conditions, airline strategies, expert commentary, and the aircraft’s long-term legacy.

The Airbus A380 superjumbo jet is the largest airliner ever built, the pride of Europe, a majestic double-decker that thrills onlookers as it flies past and offers passengers unprecedented space and ...

Construction is under way on the first airport to be designed and specifically built for the Airbus A380, the US$5.5 billion New Doha International Airport (NDIA) in Qatar. Some 40% of the airport's 1 ...

The demise of the Airbus A380 has been all over the news this week. The end of the plane’s production life was perhaps the biggest non-shock in the airline industry. I’ve written a score of articles ...

The main sections of the first A380 for Japan’s All Nippon Airways have arrived at the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse via a special convoy. They arrived with six subassemblies - the nose, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The largest commercial passenger plane in the world, the A380, is a ...

On October 25, 2007, the Boeing 747's 37-year reign as the world's largest passenger plane came to an end when the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 took off. Close to two decades later, the ...

The Airbus A380's days of ferrying more than 500 passengers through the sky are numbered. On Thursday, Airbus announced it would not manufacture its venerable superjumbo airliner beyond 2021, with its ...