On the morning of November 4th, 2010, 440 passengers and 29 crew boarded Qantas flight 32, at Singapore’s Changi airport. The aircraft they were flying on, a state-of-the-art Airbus A380, would go on ...

For an airport to accommodate the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 can bring many benefits, such as increased passenger numbers, ...

It is also much more difficult to sell 500 tickets for a given flight than, say, 180. “The A380 was one [airplane] every passenger wanted to fly, but ultimately, no airline wanted to buy,” as ...

The A380 also boasted more than 500 sq m of usable floor space, enabling carriers to offer plush first-class suites, as well as bars, beauty salons and duty-free shops. But after an initial surge ...

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has pulled the plug on its struggling A380 superjumbo, which entered service just 12 years ago. Airbus said last deliveries of the world's largest passenger ...