The last Airbus A380 ever made has been delivered to Emirates, marking the end of an era for the superjumbo that was once touted as the future of aviation until airlines cast it aside for smaller ...

The pandemic almost killed it and its production ended sooner than anticipated in 2021, but the A380 simply refuses to die. Now new carrier Global Airlines has bought a new A380 to operate ...

Airbus delivered the final A380 superjumbo on Thursday, to Dubai's Emirates, marking the end of a 14-year run that gave Europe an instantly recognised symbol across the globe but failed to fulfil ...

Airbus originally conceived the A380, with two complete decks, as an answer to Boeing’s iconic 747. Even as Boeing shifted toward a leaner design direction with the single-deck 777 and 787 ...

By the standards of modern jets, the A380’s production lifespan—it first flew commercially in 2007—is short. The 747 , in comparison, first flew in 1969 and Boeing still has orders to fill .

The A380 turned out to be an impressive technical achievement, and passengers loved flying on the roomy beast. But Thursday’s announcement that production would end in 2021 was no surprise to ...

Emirates was by far the largest customer for the A380, and designed posh on-board amenities such as this in-flight bar. REUTERS “It was a popular airplane when it was introduced back in 2007 and ...

The A380's two engine options - the Engine Alliance GP7000 or Rolls-Royce Trent 900 - can deliver around 75,000 pounds of thrust (lbf) per engine to power the huge 72.72-meter-long widebody.

Four million airplane parts made in 30 countries go into the making of an Airbus A380. Here’s how Airbus gathers the A380 parts together for assembly.

Airbus touted its A380 superjumbo as “the Eighth Wonder of the World” when it was launched in 2000. But the 555-seat plane now offers a textbook case of a company misjudging its market and ...

The last Airbus A380 ever made has been delivered to Emirates, marking the end of an era for the superjumbo that was once touted as the future of aviation until airlines cast it aside for smaller ...