Abu-Dhabi-based Etihad has sent its superjumbo, the Airbus A380, to Mumbai to start a series of special flights marking 20 years of the airline flying between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India. The airline has also marked the occasion by becoming the official shirt sponsor for Mumbai FC. Etihad [read more]
If you have ever fancied owning a piece of the iconic Airbus A380 super jumbo then now is your chance at a very special A380 auction taking place in Toulouse France and also online. The auction will see unique pieces go under the hammer including many genuine A380 parts ranging [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has confirmed that its Airbus A380 superjumbos will return to the skies in November after being grounded by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Airbus A380 is the sole remaining four-engined airliner type in the British Airways fleet after the global pandemic saw the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet retirement [read more]
Malaysia Airlines (MH/MAS) has become the latest airline to remove the Airbus A380 super jumbo from its fleet after CEO Izham Ismail said it was working on the “ways and means to dispose the aircraft” as it will not return to service. Whilst some airlines, such as Emirates, thrived pre-pandemic [read more]
The last Airbus A380 to be built has carried out a test flight ahead of its painting and delivery to Emirates Airlines. Airbus posted a video of the flight saying: “A first flight is always special. The one in this video is even more so as it was the first [read more]
Charter Airline Hi Fly Malta, a subsidiary of Hi Fly, will not renew its lease of Airbus A380 MSN006 (Currently 9H-MIP) when it expires later this year. Hi Fly leased the ex Singapore Airlines Super Jumbo from Doric Aviation after the asian carrier end its lease after 10 years. The [read more]
The transfer of Airbus A380 MSN 272 from Station 40 to Station 35 yesterday marked the completion of the last ever Airbus A380 to be built. Airbus announced in 2019 that it was ending production of the Superjumbo after sales of the type slumped and airlines cancelling orders in favour [read more]
In what appears to be a growing list of ‘aircraft we’re unlikely to see in the sky after Coronavirus’ the A380 is seemingly cementing its place as Air France (AF/AFR) becomes the latest airline to retire its fleet of Super Jumbos. In a statement to investors, Air France-KLM said: “In [read more]
Air France (AF/FRA) has retired its first Airbus A380 Super-Jumbo and it has been flown to Knock, Ireland to be broken up. The Airbus A380 touched down for the final time at the West Ireland airport yesterday and is the biggest aircraft ever seen at the airport. The official twitter [read more]
Airbus has formally announced it cease production of the Airbus A380 superjumbo after the biggest operator slashed its order for the aircraft. As reported yesterday, Emirates (EK/UAE) was in talks with Airbus to convert most of its remaining A380 orders into orders for twin-jet aircraft. The airline has cut its [read more]
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