Short-haul A380 operations are not merely a scheduling quirk but are often driven by specific market dynamics. In the Middle East, airlines like Emirates benefit from substantial regional travel ...

Eight spoilers on each wing add aerodynamic brakes to the A380’s mechanical ones. The nacelle sleeve on this Rolls- Royce turbofan is beginning to slide aft for thrust reversal. Phil Cooke ...

Can the Airbus A380 'superjumbo' outlive the Boeing 747 'jumbo jet'? The answer depends somewhat on how that question is ...

Emirates said it had now made a firm order for 20 of the A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, with options to buy a further 16. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2020.