Airbus A380 is the largest passenger airliner in the world. It has a double deck, a wide body, and can seat up to 853 people. It has also become known under the nickname Superjumbo jet. The plane is made by the Airbus corporations, a...
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Airbus A380 is the largest passenger airliner in the world. It has a double deck, a wide body, and can seat up to 853 people. It has also become known under the nickname Superjumbo jet. The plane is made by the Airbus corporations, a subsidiary of EADS. Find pictures, videos and articles about the Airbus A380 here.
France's financial watchdog began hearings on Monday into insider trading allegations against more than a dozen current and former executives of European aerospace giant EADS. Former EADS co-chairman Noel Forgeard said he was "serene" as he arrived at the hearing and certain his lawyers would prove he had not misused inside information when he made huge profits selling stock options in 2006. He and 16 others are accused of rushing to sell off their stakes because they knew EADS' share price... Read Full Story
Malaysia Airlines said Thursday Airbus was delaying delivery of the carrier's first A380 superjumbo aircraft by eight months. Managing Director and Chief Executive Azmil Zahruddin said MAS will now take delivery of its first A380 in August 2011 instead of January 2011. "We have never requested for the A380s to be delayed; all delays have been at Airbus' request," he told Dow Jones Newswires. The six aircraft were initially supposed to be delivered from January 2007. Airbus has said that the... Read Full Story
EADS, the parent company of plane maker Airbus, on Monday said it lost euro87 million ($130 million) in the third quarter, due partly to the weak dollar, and warned that troubled aircraft programs could further weigh on earnings in the fourth quarter. Still, the company said it expected demand in its key markets to improve in coming months. The third quarter loss, its first in two years, compares to a euro679 million profit a year earlier. EADS said it was unable to give a full year forecast... Read Full Story
Russia has given the green light for Air France's A380 superjumbo to overfly Siberia, opening the way for a projected Paris-Tokyo service, Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau said Saturday. In a statement, Bussereau said the accord was approved by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the end of a two-day visit to France which saw a number of business deals concluded. Bussereau said the agreement on the A380 also allowed for more cargo flights between Paris airports and Russia... Read Full Story
A scattering of orders for new aircraft were announced on Tuesday the third day of the Dubai Airshow, which has been marked by little appetite for purchases in comparison with previous editions of the biennial event. US manufacturer, Boeing, made its first announcement of the show of a new order for civilian aircraft, while its European rival Airbus announced two more deals, after disclosing few others in the previous two days. Air Algerie, which has been a Boeing client for 40 years, placed... Read Full Story
An Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, took off from Paris on Friday en route for New York on its maiden flight for Air France -- the first European airline to use the superjumbo. The plane is to touch down in New York at 1:20 p.m. local time (1820 GMT). Travelling on the plane are around 380 people who each paid about 1,000 euros (1,484 dollars) for their tickets on the historic flight in a charity auction, as well as some senior Air France executives. Regular Air France... Read Full Story
Emirates airline, the biggest buyer of the "superjumbo" Airbus A380, said Wednesday it is considering increasing its order for the double-decker plane despite delays on existing orders. Emirates airline Chairman and Chief Executive Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told reporters the Dubai-based carrier is looking to boost its order beyond the 58 it has already requested — the most booked by any airline. "We are considering that, actually," he said when asked about additional orders ahead of... Read Full Story
The world's largest airliner, an Air France A380, touched down in New York on Friday after completing the superjumbo jet's first Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States. The Airbus plane, carrying 538 passengers, left Paris earlier in the day and landed at 1:07 pm (1807 GMT) at J.F. Kennedy Airport, several minutes ahead of schedule, under crisp blue skies. Two fire engines met the plane with a watery salute from their hosepipes as it taxied to its gate. Air France is the first... Read Full Story
Qantas will use the Airbus A380 to operate flights to Melbourne from Heathrow Airport from January, it has been announced. The service will get underway on January 18th and will operate via Singapore . Qantas took delivery of its fifth A380 recently and will be receiving its sixth over the next few days. Alan Joyce, the airline's chief executive officer, said: "Qantas' inaugural A380 service in October 2008 was between Melbourne and Los Angeles. "With the arrival of two new aircraft, growing... Read Full Story
PARIS (AFP) -- France's financial markets watchdog on Thursday cleared 17 current and former EADS aerospace executives accused of making millions in insider trading linked to the Airbus A380 superjumbo project. Three firms -- EADS itself and shareholders Chrysler and Lagardere -- were also cleared of accusations that they sold stock options because they knew the share price would slump when A380 production delays went public. European aerospace maker EADS is the parent company of Airbus. The... Read Full Story
