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Tim Clark Says Airlines Boycotted the Airbus A380 to Weaken Emirates

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Emirates President Tim Clark has made controversial allegations regarding the fate of the Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft. The airline executive, who has led the Dubai-based carrier since 2003, claims that…

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Emirates President Renews Call for Airbus to Resume A380 Production

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Emirates President Tim Clark has once again expressed the airline’s strong interest in seeing Airbus restart production of the A380. Despite the significant hurdles involved, Clark continues to advocate for…

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Three Additional Stored A380s Set to Be Dismantled for Spare Parts

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Three Airbus A380s are set to be dismantled to supply spare parts for the airlines still operating these iconic double-deckers. The decision comes from a collaboration between Tarmac Aerosave, a…

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Will Airbus Make an A380neo?

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Introduced in 2007, the Airbus A380 was initially hailed as a groundbreaking aircraft for the long-haul sector, offering unmatched capacity due to its double-decker configuration. So, as with many other…

Emirates is The World’s First Airline to Fly an A380 Demonstration Flight Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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Emirates has set a new benchmark in aviation sustainability by becoming the world’s first airline to operate an Airbus A380 demonstration flight entirely on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This…

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Global Airlines to Acquire Three More Airbus A380s

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Global Airlines is set to expand its fleet with the acquisition of three more Airbus A380s, taking the total number of these superjumbos to four. The startup carrier is now…

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Emirates Airline Chief Advocates for Airbus A380neo

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The aviation industry is always evolving, and Emirates Airline is at the forefront of this change. Sir Tim Clark, the chief of Emirates Airline, has reiterated his call for Airbus…

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Emirates Records Highest Profit in History

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In a stunning display of resilience, Emirates Airlines has not just recovered from the pandemic, but soared to new heights. The company has announced a record-breaking profit of AED 10.6…

Lufthansa Takes The First Airbus A380 Out Of Storage

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Following an announcement in June that the popular double-decker would be returned from storage, Lufthansa (LH) reactivated its first Airbus A380 last Friday (2nd of December 2022). Data from flight…

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China Southern Retires Airbus A380 Fleet

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Earlier this month, Guangzhou-based airline China Southern operated its last Airbus A380 flight from Los Angeles to Guangzhou, marking the end of an era in China for the largest passenger…

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Brilliant or Burden | Is the A380 useful or a gimmick?

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The A380 is the world’s only fully double-decked aircraft, but as the pandemic left many airlines retiring them, this brings us the question, are they actually worth all the hype?…

Flight review: Qatar Airways Airbus A380 DOH – LHR Economy class

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When the name “Qatar Airways” is said, the immediate thing that comes into my mind is the fact that the large majority of their passengers are transferring through Doha Hamad…

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Is this the revival of the big birds?

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Only a bit more than a year ago, in May 2021, the shocking news was all around the portals. It seemed that the A380 was coming to an end of…

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Here’s Why Airplane Tires Don’t Explode On Impact

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The chances of a baby landing an airplane is higher than tires exploding on impact. It does make sense in expecting the tires to explode when an airplane touches the…

How to Recognize the Type of Commercial Airplanes – PART#2

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Today I’ll be giving some simple and easy ways to differentiate between planes, with different angles of view. In part#1 we’ve talked about Airbus and Boeing’s narrow-body airplanes, and today…

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Do You Think You Can Be a Pilot?

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Let’s just say it like it is, not everyone can be a pilot. It’s not easy, there are certain requirements not everyone possess. It’s nothing personal, for example, I can’t…

B747 vs a380-How Much Are They Worth in 2022?

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Brief history (B747) After the introduction of the 707 in 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet two and half times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30% to democratize air travel. Hence in 1965, Joe Sutter left…

Airbus delivers last A380

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On December 16th Airbus delivered its last ever A380 (MSN 272), to its largest A380 customer: Dubai-based carrier Emirates. 251 A380’s have been delivered between 2007 and 2021, with the…

The return of the Super Jumbo

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In 2020 and 2021, we saw airlines such as Lufthansa and Air France retiring most, if not all, of their Airbus A380s; with many more airlines putting them in storage,…

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Antonov An-225 Mriya: The Plane With 32 Wheels

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The Antonov 225 “Mriya” is the world’s biggest cargo plane that weighs around 285 tons when empty and is even bigger than the Airbus A380 airliner, the An-124, and the…

The Emirates First Class Experience — A Whole New Level of Luxury

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Emirates claims the title of the World’s Best Airline. Fittingly, the First Class cabin on Emirates Airlines is nonetheless a prestigious and luxurious flying experience – even being called the…

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Which Planes Are Used for Short, Medium, and Long Haul Flights?

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Have you ever wondered which type of aircraft you were going to be flying on when travelling? Were you going to fly on a relatively large plane or a small…

Future of A380

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Airbus company wanted to respond to the B747 – queen of sky, so it tried to make a better one. On 27th of April, 2005, do you know what happened?…

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The Ultimate Airbus which Failed to Deliver

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The pinnacle of excellence, and an eye-catcher; the Airbus A380 is truly a marvel. When Singapore Airlines took the A380 for its first commercial flight in 2007, there was huge…

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Flying in an Uncontrolled Airspace

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Do you know what’s it like to fly without the assistance of Air Traffic Control (ATC)? If yes, then you must’ve flown in class G airspace, if the answer is…