Airbus A380

By Daniel Williams
While the Airbus A380 has not reached the heights once hoped of for the program, it has nevertheless recovered better than many expected post-COVID.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
Daher, Tarmac Aerosave and Toray Advanced Composites have launched a joint program to recycle end-of-life parts made from thermoplastic composites.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chris Sloan
Majors and LCCs alike are recognizing the potential and demand for discerning premium products.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark says he is “cautiously optimistic” about Boeing's ability to deliver Emirates' first 777X by late 2026 or early 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
Saudi Arabia-based Kingdom Holding Company is in negotiations to take a substantial equity stake in UK-based start-up Airbus A380 operator Global Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
VAS Aero Services is tapping into the Airbus A380’s MRO market through a series of teardown projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
As Boeing gains ground among Middle East carriers—possibly including a big order from Turkish Airlines—Airbus needs to catch up to protect its market share.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
The flight marks the latest step in the UK startup’s plan to launch scheduled services and become the first airline to succeed at operating secondhand A380s.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
American Airlines and Qantas are expanding their joint transpacific network with new and increased flights between the U.S. and Australia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Earlier this week, an industry anniversary passed: 20 years ago, the Airbus A380 performed its first flight in Toulouse.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa has launched daily Airbus A380-800 services from its Munich hub to Denver, making the first ever landing of an A380 at the United hub in Colorado.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Airlines are rethinking how to keep passengers comfortable and entertained.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
The Australian airlines are looking to reactivate or wet-lease widebodies, but they will still be behind pre-pandemic numbers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Australian airlines are planning to reactivate or wet-lease more widebody aircraft to add international capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
Airbus finds itself in this position because the A400M backlog is dwindling.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois
The zero-emission airliner delay leaves advancing hydrogen to startups that are focusing on retrofits and smaller aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By James Pozzi
Etihad Engineering is planning additional maintenance capacity, workforce growth and efficiencies.
MRO

By Victoria Moores
One of the world’s largest buyers of aircraft and engines makes clear his frustrations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
A look at which trends are gaining popularity and which are losing steam in commercial aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Under CEO Sean Doyle, BA has been taking steps to restore its status as a premium carrier in the recovery years since the COVID-19 crisis.
Interiors & Connectivity

By William Moore
Airbus A380 operators Emirates, Korean Air and Lufthansa have been studied, as well as a composite of global carriers that do not operate the A380.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Alex Derber
Sustainability drives are increasingly being incorporated into the aircraft teardown process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Tarmac Aerosave to boost A380 USM market by tearing down three former Singapore Airlines-operated superjumbos.
MRO Europe

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is preparing to introduce its Airbus A220s on an international route for the first time and will also return more A380s to service.
Airlines & Lessors