At 19, the world’s oldest commercial A380 is hardly ancient but – in aircraft years – it’s reached an age at which most large ...

The founder says he is ‘constantly bewildered and disappointed by the poor experiences he has encountered aboard hundreds of ...

While developing the A380, Airbus faced mounting technical and financial challenges that forced multiple redesigns. Engineers worked to achieve at least 15% fuel efficiency over the 747-400 ...

The long-haul market dominance of the Boeing 747 led Airbus to develop a bigger, more effective substitute. Following years of research and development, Airbus formally began the A380 program in 2000.

Right now, the longest plane is the Boeing 747-8 at 250 ft 2 in (76.2 m ... has become the flagship of the Airbus product line, taking over where the A380 left off. Typically seating 350 to 410 ...

The five former Korean Air B-747-8s are likely going to be converted for the replacement of the U.S. Air Force E-4B Nightwatch “Doomsday” plane. Korean Air announced in a filing on Wednesday ...

The Airbus A380 was conceived as a direct competitor to the Boeing 747, with only its 72.72 m height less than ... We had to adapt and switch to plan B. During another flight, the temperature dropped ...

The Airbus A380 was delivered between 2007 and 2021 ... Boeing manufactured the 747 from 1968 to 2023. The last passenger B-747 was delivered in 2017 and the last cargo aircraft was delivered in 2023.

If you have taken a relatively recent flight inside the U.S., chances are pretty strong it was either on board a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320, the two best-selling commercial airplanes in the world.

Similar seats are also on Korean's mammoth Airbus A380s that also fly the route ... potential bottlenecks during boarding. Like the A380, the 747 used several jet bridges to board the aircraft ...