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My Flight On The All Nippon Airways’ Mighty A380 ‘Flying Honu’

When most people travel to Honolulu, the aircraft or airline they are flying on is typically last thing on their mind. They’re more interested in their tropical vacation and can’t…

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WATCH: The World’s Largest RC Airliner Actually Flies

The Proof is In This Very Impressive Video! The Airbus A380 might not have been a commercial success but it still won its way into the hearts of faithful avgeeks.…

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WATCH: The Last A380 Superjumbo Takes to the Skies for the First Time

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Multiple Jet Bridges Are An Interesting Boarding Idea That’s Never Taken Off

Airlines love efficiency to save both time and money. Back in the ’80s American Airlines famously removed one olive per salad to save $40,000 of dollars a year. American and…

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Commercial News

BREAKING: Saving the A380 Superjumbo. Emirates Airlines Sweeps in with $16 Billion Deal

Buzz this week has been all about Airbus hinting that it would be forced to scrap the A380 superjumbo program without new orders. The current industry trend is away from…

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Top Two Sketch Landings In 2017 Provide Lesson For Us In The New Year

If at first you don’t succeed, don’t give up. Try, try again. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) in the Netherlands is definitely one of the most spectacular airports in the world…

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Commercial News

Amedeo’s All A380 Airline–Solid idea or Pipe Dream?

The future of the double-decker A380 superjumbo jet was thrown into question last week when a huge order cancellation from Emirates put a gaping hole in Airbus’ future order book. …

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Commercial News

The Airbus A380 Program Is Dying A Slow, Painful Death

The much anticipated deal between Emirates Airlines and Airbus fell apart last week. Emirates was supposed to have ordered additional A380 jumbo jets. The deal, supposedly solidified only with a…

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Emirates receives its 100th Airbus A380

On November 3rd 2017, Emirates reached a milestone as it received its 100th A380 at a special ceremony at Airbus’ delivery centre in Hamburg, Germany. The ceremony was officiated by…

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You’ve Seen The Viral A380 Video, Now See The Passenger’s View

We recently shared a very viral video of an Emirates Airbus A380 landing in crosswinds at Dusseldorf. To be kind, the landing was less than stellar. In the video, you…

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Commercial News

Emirates A380 Jet Nearly Loses Directional Control In Windy Landing

We’re pretty sure the maintenance logs asked for replacement of the tires and the pilot’s seat cushion after this A380 landing. They are lucky it wasn’t worse. Landing a “heavy”…

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My Story Aboard Air France Flight 66–The A380 That Lost An Engine Over The Atlantic

On Sept 30th, Air France Flight 66 suffered a massive uncontained engine failure over the Atlantic Ocean. The #4 engine on the double-decker Airbus A380 was shredded and the aircraft…

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a380

My Flight On The All Nippon Airways’ Mighty A380 ‘Flying Honu’

WATCH: The World’s Largest RC Airliner Actually Flies

WATCH: The Last A380 Superjumbo Takes to the Skies for the First Time

Multiple Jet Bridges Are An Interesting Boarding Idea That’s Never Taken Off

BREAKING: Saving the A380 Superjumbo. Emirates Airlines Sweeps in with $16 Billion Deal

Top Two Sketch Landings In 2017 Provide Lesson For Us In The New Year

Amedeo’s All A380 Airline–Solid idea or Pipe Dream?

The Airbus A380 Program Is Dying A Slow, Painful Death

Emirates receives its 100th Airbus A380

You’ve Seen The Viral A380 Video, Now See The Passenger’s View

Emirates A380 Jet Nearly Loses Directional Control In Windy Landing

My Story Aboard Air France Flight 66–The A380 That Lost An Engine Over The Atlantic

NASA Orders SpaceX to Bring Starliner Crew Home

2024 J.D. Power Airport Survey Reveals a New Leader

Toyota and Joby Conduct First eVTOL Flight in Japan