Can The Airbus A380 Outlive The Boeing 747?
Can the Airbus A380 'superjumbo' outlive the Boeing 747 'jumbo jet'? The answer depends somewhat on how that question is ...
Up To 79 Daily Flights: Where Emirates’ Airbus A380s Will Fly This Summer
The northern aviation summer season will run from March 30 until October 25 for Emirates and other northern carriers based on IATA slot seasons. In this period, the Gulf airline will fly the ...
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Debrief: Can Airbus A400M Avoid A380’s Grisly Fate?
The Airbus A400M military airlifter is entering another critical phase in its life that will determine whether its history evokes that of the company’s A380 super jumbo or turn into a genuine ...
How Heathrow’s great reshuffle could work – these are the potential passenger benefits
Most of the benefits will accrue to transit travellers – particularly those travelling with a Oneworld airline, who faced ...
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5 Models, 3 Manufacturers: Japan’s ANA Buys a Bit of Everything in $14 Billion Deal
With the exception of three Airbus A380 superjumbo jets that are used on leisure-heavy routes to and from Hawaii, ANA is a steadfast Boeing customer for twin-aisle planes. Until the 747’s ...
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How Heathrow’s great reshuffle could work – these are the potential passenger benefits
Emirates’ six daily departures are spread from 9am to 10.30pm. Stands will need to be improved for the A380 “SuperJumbo”. A special dispensation for A380s serving T4 to be allowed to land ...
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This new Airbus jet is bad news for Boeing
They don’t always get it right. The annals of aviation history are littered with failed aircraft programs, including Airbus’s flagship A380 superjumbo. Boeing’s hasty development of the 737 ...
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Factory, design flaws caused A380 cracks
PARIS: Airbus has acknowledged a combination of manufacturing and design flaws as it confirmed the discovery of more examples of cracks inside the wings of A380 superjumbo jets, while insisting ...