To mark Lufthansa's 100th founding anniversary, the world's largest passenger aircraft now also shines in a special blue design. Yesterday evening, the Airbus A380 landed at Munich Airport under flight number LH9901. It came from Shannon, Ireland, where it had been painted with an XXL crane an...

Emirates has revealed a new special Airbus A380 aircraft livery to mark its long-standing sponsorship of all four tennis Grand Slam tournaments. The world’s largest international airline is an official partner of the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. The new design f...

Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Emirates and Rolls-Royce today at the Dubai Airshow 2025, Emirates will perform Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) for the Trent 900 engines powering its own A380 fleet from 2027. Emirates has also extended the TotalCare service agreement wit...

Emirates has announced that its A380 services to New York JFK will all feature four cabin classes, including the award-winning Premium Economy cabin. The direct flights EK201/202, which serve the daily Dubai/ New York JFK service, are scheduled to operate with Premium Economy from 1 December. ...

Investec, an international financial services provider, is pleased to announce that its aviation team has agreed the forward-sale of two Airbus A380 aircraft to Emirates, the world’s largest operator of wide-body passenger aircraft. This transaction supports Emirates’ ongoing commitment to oper...

Etihad Airways has begun operating its iconic Airbus A380 on daily flights to Toronto, boosting capacity by 31% and marking a new chapter in the airline’s long-standing commitment to Canada ahead of its 20th anniversary. Etihad’s famous big bird was welcomed with a water-cannon salute at Tor...

Emirates will introduce a slew of Boeing 777 and Airbus A380s with upgraded cabins to 8 more cities on its network in the coming months. The airline will roll out its refreshed A380s to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Nice and Perth and its upgraded Boeing 777s to Madrid, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket and Frankfurt, ...

Emirates will be introducing its newest Airbus A380s fitted with its latest cabins, including Premium Economy, to Manchester and Milan. The latest retrofitted A380s will operate on EK017/018 to Manchester from 6 June, and on EK091/092 to Milan from 1 July. With the introduction of Emirates' ne...

Since the dawn of man-powered flight, the size of aircraft has been increasing to capacities never dreamed of by early designers and engineers - the Airbus A380-800 is currently the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Artemis Aerospace's Jim Scott explores this behemoth of the skies and why produc...

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has achieved another key milestone in pilot training and flight operations. After successfully obtaining regulatory approvals and completing thorough pilot training, Etihad has achieved the qualification for its pilots to seamlessl...

Etihad Airways is delighted to announce it will start flying its A380 double-decker to New York JFK from 22 April, 2024. Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways, says: “We’re thrilled to start flying our remarkable A380 across the Atlantic, and we know our guests love the onbo...

Emirates has become the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration flight using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Today’s flight, proudly commanded by Captain Khalid Binsultan and Captain Philippe Lombet, took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB) with one of four engines p...

Honeywell has been selected by Emirates to provide wheels and carbon brakes for its fleet of 116 Airbus A380 aircraft. Honeywell’s advanced wheel and braking designs save weight, reduce maintenance costs and help extend overall brake life. Under the terms of the 10-year agreement, maintenance of...

Etihad Airways will add a third daily Airbus A380 to its highly popular London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi service on 1 November. The new A380 service is in response to increased customer demand, and with the aircraft upgrade, the award-winning national airline of the United Arab Emirates has boosted c...

Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading its services to Sydney to an all-A380 operation. With all three of Emirates’ slots already in use at Sydney airport, the airline is able to commit nearly 2,000 extra weekly seats with the upgrade to its double-decker aircraft on its third daily f...