The A380’s biggest supporter is asking Airbus to build a new ... - CNN
Aug 11, 2022 · With the A380 out of production, the two biggest planes on the market are the Airbus A350-1000 and the upcoming Boeing 777-9, and deliveries for both are delayed. Emirates boss Tim Clark thinks...
Why the Airbus A380 superjumbo jet is making an unlikely …
Dec 19, 2023 · The Europe-based Airbus announced an end to its A380 superjumbo program just 12 years after it first took to the skies. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the A380 was one of the fleets most...
Why the A380 superjumbo is staging a comeback | CNN
Jul 12, 2022 · CNN — The post-pandemic recovery of commercial aviation may have an early, unlikely protagonist: the A380 superjumbo. The world’s largest passenger plane seemed to be on the scrapheap just two...
Airbus Says The Return Of The A380's Production Is Not Ruled Out
Jun 30, 2024 · UK-based airline, Global Airlines, plans to use second-hand A380s, signaling confidence in the aircraft. Airbus has not entirely dismissed the possibility of resuming production of the Airbus A380 double-decker, the head of Airbus' civil aircraft division told Hamburger Ambendblatt publication.
Airbus A380 Flew Nearly 300 Hours With Missing Tool In Its …
Story by Andy Kalmowitz. • 45m. A Qantas Airbus A380 flew 34 times while a 4-foot-1-inch nylon tool — used to turn the engine’s intermediate-pressure compressor during borescope inspections ...
The A380 was nearly extinct. Now a new airline says it’s ... - CNN
Jun 22, 2023 · Now new carrier Global Airlines has bought a new A380 to operate transatlantic services. The pandemic almost killed it and its production ended sooner than anticipated in 2021, but the A380...
Airbus Plans A380 Hydrogen Flights In 2026 After Successful …
Jan 21, 2024 · Airbus plans to install the hydrogen fuel cell system on its A380 test-bed for in-flight testing in 2026. The ZEROe project aims to produce a hydrogen-powered commercial plane by 2035 using innovative technologies and concepts.
An Airbus A380 flew for nearly 300 hours with a 4-foot-long tool …
A 4-foot-long tool was left inside the engine of an Airbus A380, a safety report found. The Qantas jet flew 294 hours of flights with the tool still inside, Australian authorities said.
A380: Last of the superjumbos handed to new owner - BBC
The final Airbus A380 ever to be built has been handed over to its new owners, the Dubai-based carrier Emirates. It is a landmark moment. The giant of the skies will continue to fly, but its...
Airbus looks forward to A380 flight tests as fuel-cell powertrain ...
Jan 26, 2024 · Airbus looks forward to A380 flight tests as fuel-cell powertrain trials ramp up. By Dominic Perry 26 January 2024. Airbus will later this year begin assembly of the initial...