Never a hit with airlines and now grounded by the coronavirus pandemic, the still-young giant will disappear from the Airbus factory next year. Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A ...

The carrier took its A380s out of service at the onset of the pandemic but could bring back as many as eight. The 73-meter-long A380 is the world's largest passenger plane and seats more than 500 ...

Hearts broke around the world on Valentine’s Day 2019, when Airbus announced that it was pulling the plug on its superjumbo A380 airplane. However, A380 fans can now get their hands on their very own ...

Air France’s fleet of Airbus A380s this week became the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic after the airline confirmed that its remaining nine aircraft would not be returning to service. The ...

The novel coronavirus has led many carriers worldwide to re-adjust their fleet plans to preserve liquidity and streamline their operations. Given the cost of operating older, maintenance-intensive ...

Air France is overhauling its fleet over the next several years. It has ordered 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft for short- and medium-haul flights and is phasing out its 10 Airbus A380 aircraft by 2022.

Emirates is implementing its Airbus A380 retirement plan which will see its fleet size peak shortly before declining to around 90-100 aircraft by the mid-2020s. The airline, which took delivery of its ...

Germany's Lufthansa is un-retiring its Airbus A380s as demand for travel soars. The carrier took its A380s out of service at the onset of the pandemic but could bring back as many as eight. The ...