The last Airbus A380 flies the nest.
And just like that the dream is over. On 16 December 2021, a grey Hamburg evening, the last ever Airbus A380 Super Jumbo lifted off, did a circuit of the city and flew east to its new home.
Airbus A380
Waking the giant, the return of the Airbus A380.
It is an ill wind that blows no good, or so they say. By all accounts, the winds of history over the past two years have been anything but good. Other than the obvious tragedies and losses, many indu…
Last ever Airbus A380 takes to the sky.
The last ever Airbus A380…It must have been with gravely heavy hearts that the employees of Airbus Industrie watched on Thursday 25 March 2021 as the last ever Airbus A380 takes to the sky. The end…
One giant leap.
What are the longest non-stop flying routes in the world? Would you want to sit for that long in an airline seat?
How long are airliner types produced?
I’m sure the recent announcement by Airbus to curtail its production of the Airbus A380 Super Jumbo met with disappointment by many. It doesn’t seem long ago that we were all excited by this brand-…It all begins with an idea.
Airbus announces the end of A380 production.
European aviation powerhouse, Airbus, announced, not unexpectedly, that they would cease production of the A380 Super Jumbo.
QANTAS Airbus A380 Orders Capped at 12.
Back in 2006, QANTAS was one of the first airlines to place an order for the Airbus A380 Super Jumbo. 20 of the type were ordered.
Plane Spotting and Plane Spotters.
Very few of us can resist watching and taking in the sound of raw power as a jetliner makes its take-off run and claws its way into the sky. Plane spotting or plane watching is a pass time enjoyed by many.
Long Haul Flights
Today we are seeing records tumble every few weeks as airlines propose and begin ever longer long-haul flights. These are made possible by the latest long-range airliners, such as the Airbus A350, the Boeing 787, Airbus A380, and the Boeing 777.
Boeing 747 8, are we falling out of love?
Our love affair with the Boeing 747 goes back 4 decades to those heady days of aviation when fuel was cheap and Juan Trippe and the boys at Pan Am asked Boeing to build them a much bigger airplane.