Emirates adds Airbus A380, Boeing 777 services to 8 cities

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 …

How an iPad malfunction caused a Lufthansa airlines to divert an Airbus A380 full of over 450 passengers

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 carrying 461 passengers was forced to make an emergency diversion to Boston after a passenger's iPad became jammed in a business class seat and showed signs of overheating. The flight, which departed from Los Angeles on …

The Airports With The Most Daily A380 Movements

Ten airlines around the world are scheduled to operate A380s in April, all of which are full-service airlines. Of the 251 A380s delivered, a total of 189 remain in service. In all, there are to be 7,619 Superjumbo flights worldwide for the month. Most of …

Happy birthday, A380: Airbus celebrates 20 years of its superjumbo

On April 27, 2025, Airbus marked 20 years since the first flight of its A380 superjumbo commercial passenger aircraft. Although production of the behemoth ended in 2021, there are still around 180 aircraft in active airline service out of the 251 airframes …

Emirates expands retrofitted A380 and B777 services to eight more cities

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, as well as another refitted Boeing 777 service to Dublin*. Emirates will also receive its first …

Emirates Airbus A350 Bound For Australia: Retrofitted Airbus A380s & Boeing 777s To 8 More Cities

Emirates has confirmed that, following the delivery of its first long-range Airbus A350-900, it would operate flights to Adelaide, Australia, one of the airline’s five destinations in the country, replacing the Boeing 777-200LRs currently flying to the …

Emirates expands retrofitted A380, Boeing 777 services footprint to 8 more cities

DUBAI - 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 …

Up To 5 Weekly: Korean Air Boosts Airbus A380 Flights To Los Angeles

Korean Air is expanding its A380 services between Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), responding to rising travel demand. Currently, the airline flies Boeing 747-8 for its 14 weekly flights between Seoul and Los …

20 Years Of The Airbus A380: A Look At The Life Of The World's Largest Commercial Aircraft

On April 27, 2005, the first prototype of the Airbus A380 , registration F-WWOW, took off for its maiden flight. 20 years later, with a maximum range of 8,000 NM (14,816 km) and the ability to theoretically carry over 850 passengers in an all-economy …

Two decades on from its first test flight, why did the Airbus A380 not fly as high as hoped?