Airbus A380

By David Casey
All Nippon Airway's Airbus A380s have been absent from scheduled service since March 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
British Airways plans to keep the Airbus A380 in its fleet and still sees an important role for the type in its network as the airline emerges from the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Alan Joyce hopes to progress Qantas’ ultra-long-haul plans over the next 12 months—and he believes the airline’s Airbus A380 fleet will fly again.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Given the massive financial losses at many European hubs as a result of COVID-19, Vienna Airport (VIE) got off relatively lightly in announcing a loss of €76 million ($90 million) for 2020.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa Group plans to phase out eight long-haul aircraft types over the next few years and sees no prospect of returning the Airbus A380 or A340-600 back to service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The airline had previously hoped to start long-haul international flying in July.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Qatar Airways plans to permanently retire half of its Airbus A380s, according to CEO Akbar Al Baker.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Emirates Airline launched scheduled premium economy class services on Jan. 4 between Dubai (DXB) and London Heathrow (LHR) aboard its recently delivered Airbus A380.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
An Air France crew that spent 17 hours on the ground with 497 passengers after a diversion to Atlantic Canada has lessons to apply in similar predicaments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Emirates Airline has taken delivery of one Airbus A380 from the Airbus facility at Hamburg Finkenwerder and plans to add a further two of the type before the end of the month.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Emirates Airline will expand service to the UK over the coming weeks following the establishment of an air corridor between the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The Dubai-based airline said increased demand has prompted an expansion of its UK flight schedule.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
SINGAPORE—As part of a fleet and network review, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will phase out seven of its Airbus A380 fleet along with 19 more Airbus and
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly has announced it is phasing out it’s single Airbus A380 at the end of the lease term later this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The flag-carrier sees demand for cargo and transit passengers on the route.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Etihad Airways CEO Tony Douglas indicates carrier is looking to begin nonstop services between Israel and the UAE, admits airline is yet to decide if it will ever resume A380 flights.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
Findings in the investigation of an Air France Airbus A380 “accident” may have consequences for engine design and manufacturing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey, Kurt Hofmann
Emirates Airline has returned its Airbus A380 aircraft to the skies after a near four-month hiatus and is resuming flying to more destinations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Emirates Airline returned the Airbus A380 to its active fleet on July 15, operating the aircraft for the first time since March on routes from Dubai (DXB) to London Heathrow (LHR) and Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Portuguese wetlease specialist Hi Fly has created extra cargo capacity by temporarily removing economy seats from the main deck of its Airbus A380 to meet higher demand for freight services amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Dubai-based Emirates is to reintroduce the Airbus A380 to its schedules but on June 24 halted its services to Pakistan, following the discovery of a large number of COVID-19-infected passengers had traveled on one of its flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Emirates Airline sees a place for all of its Airbus A380s in its future fleet plan, but their status is directly tied to how quickly demand bounces
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France has definitively ended Airbus A380 operations, bringing forward an existing plan to phase out the superjumbo following the coronavirus outbreak.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Around 25% of the worldwide Airbus A380 fleet is in the process of being grounded as airlines cut their largest widebodies from services dealing with the fall-out of the coronavirus crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas will ground most of its Airbus A380 fleet for the next six months after announcing further deep cuts to international capacity citing a significant drop in demand caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Airlines & Lessors