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Dubai bets on superjumbo air travel boomWith the opening of a huge new airport terminal in Dubai this week, the wealthy emirate's economic future became more closely intertwined with the world's biggest passenger jet. Emirates More… |
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Etihad drops more A350s in setback to AirbusEtihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has cancelled seven A350-1000 aircraft worth $2.3 billion from its order with Airbus, dealing a fresh setback to the European planemaker’s largest twin-engined jet development. The Abu Dhabi More… |
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Engine Alliance in preliminary Qatar A380 dealEngine Alliance, a team of top US engine makers, said on Thursday it had won a preliminary order to power 10 Airbus A380 superjumbos due to be delivered to Qatar Airways. The 50/50 joint venture between General Electric and Pratt & Whi More… |
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Airbus says A380 safe; union voices concernAirbus insisted its A380 superjumbo is safe to fly after another set of cracks was discovered in the wings of the world's largest jetliner, though an engineering union said it was downplaying the issue and some Asian airlines said they would devel More… |
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Emirates sees more orders at Dubai airshowEmirates, Dubai's fast-growing state airline, will likely place more orders at the Dubai airshow in November, its chairman said on Tuesday. The carrier, the biggest customer for the Airbus A380 superjumbo with 90 orders, has prev More… |
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Qantas blames Rolls-Royce for A380 snagsQantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce has said an engine failure on an A380 superjumbo should be blamed on the engine's design and had nothing to do with the airline's operations. A mid-flight failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 More… |
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Qantas 747 returns after safety concernA Qantas flight bound for Buenos Aires returned to Sydney on Monday due to technical problems, the second safety incident for the airline since one of its Airbus A380 superjumbos made an emergency landing due to an engine failure. More… |
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Emirates to resume superjumbo to New YorkDubai government-owned Emirates airline said it would restart superjumbo flights to New York at the end of October, after an increase in traffic through the Americas boosted revenues. Emirates, the largest customer for the Airbus A380 airc More… |
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Emirates’ A380 to serve Birmingham for a dayAn Emirates' A380 super-jumbo will serve Birmingham, UK for just one day on September 9, as part of Birmingham International Airport's 70th anniversary celebrations. The much talked about double-decker will be used on one of Emirates’ two More… |
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A380 superjumbo starts London flightThe world's biggest passenger plane left Singapore for London on Tuesday, marking the Airbus A380's first commercial flight to Europe. The Singapore Airlines flight, carrying 449 passengers, lifted off the tarmac at 9.20 am from Changi Air More… |
