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The aircraft will be replaced by other highly capable, but smaller, widebodies.

The Airbus A380 is the largest passenger airliner ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight up to about 575 metric tons, or roughly 1.27 million pounds, depending on the version. In a typical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. An Emirates Airline flight from Dubai lands on August 1, ...

Emirates is poised to introduce the world’s first Starlink Wi-Fi powered Airbus A380 following certification of the aircraft ...

On the Airbus A380, crew rest is not just a spare jumpseat shrouded by a curtain, but rather an entirely dedicated sleeping ...

Airbus once convinced FedEx, UPS, and Emirates to bet on the biggest freighter ever imagined, but it quietly disappeared ...

Airbus is to issue service bulletins to A380 operators early next year detailing checks for leading-edge slat delamination, following an incident involving an Emirates aircraft at Nice. The crew of ...

The world’s largest commercial passenger jet, the Airbus SE A380, enjoyed an unexpected resurgence hauling full loads of passengers when global travel rebounded after the pandemic. But keeping the ...

In August 2025, Jalopnik published an article about why the Airbus A340 widebody jet has four small engines instead of two larger ones. In the comments section, one reader astutely pointed out, "[It's ...

Emirates has completed the installation of next-generation Starlink Wi-Fi onboard its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft.

In 1971, CASA, which is now split into Airbus España S.L. and EADS CASA, joined the Airbus venture to supply the horizontal stabiliser for the Airbus A300. Parts delivered – mainly on the Horizontal ...