Tag: a380
NEWS Jan 01, 2026 Emirates A380 Makes Emergency Return to London Heathrow After New Year’s Eve Gear Failure A high-capacity Emirates Airbus A380-800 was forced to make a precautionary return to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) on the afternoon of December 31, 2025, after encountering a technical malfunction with its landing gear system shortly after departure. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Nov 01, 2025 Fuel, Faith, and Four Engines: How Emirates Makes the A380 Work The world's largest passenger airplane — the Airbus A380 Superjumbo — was initially developed to revolutionize intercontinental travel by transporting high volumes of passengers over long distances. However, 20 years later, the A380 has not been the financial success that Airbus hoped it would be. Read More →
NEWS Nov 06, 2024 British Airways Suspends Dallas Route for Summer 2025 A surprising route development has just emerged: British Airways will temporarily suspend service to Dallas, Texas, in the Summer of 2025. Why will this be the case? Read More →
NEWS Oct 06, 2024 Norse 787 and Emirates A380 Nearly Collide During Takeoff JFK Airport A London-bound Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9 aborted its takeoff at high speeds on Thursday night. The pilots avoided another aircraft on a perpendicular runway at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Read More →
NEWS Aug 17, 2024 Which Emirates First Class is the Best: The Boeing 777 or Airbus A380? Emirates First Class. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Aug 15, 2024 Singapore Airlines Suites: Airplane Seats the Size of an NYC Apartment! Singapore Airlines is consistently regarded as one of the world's greatest airlines. The carrier is known to be a leader in many aspects, especially its lavish first-class experience. Many of the airline's Airbus A380s have been retrofitted with the new Singapore Airlines Suites, which we will discover today. Read More →
STORIES Jun 21, 2024 From Airline Newbie to Emirates President: Sir Tim Clark and How to Become an Airline CEO Sir Timothy Charles Clark KBE FRAeS is a British business executive and the President of Dubai based Airline Emirates since January 2003. He was also the Managing Director of SriLankan Airlines until 2008. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jun 13, 2024 The Top 5 Fastest Commercial Airliners Ever Built Majority of commercial aircraft all fly at similar speed ranges. However, there are few models to fly slightly faster than others. It’s worth noting that, besides the top 2 on this list, the speed difference between most aircraft is small and doesn’t typically affect flying times all that much. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL May 01, 2024 How Emirates Makes the A380 Work The Airbus A380 has not been the financial success that Airbus hoped it would be. Many airlines have retired their A380s and others consistently consider doing so. However, Emirates is the clear exception in this case, so how does Emirates make the A380 work to its benefit? Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Apr 18, 2024 Is the Airbus A380 the World's Safest Plane? In the nearly two decades of A380 operations, the superjumbo has never suffered a fatal accident. Why is this and does that make it the world's safest aircraft? Read More →