A380 NEWS

Unloved Airbus A380s to be stripped for parts

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jun 6^th 2018 |

Two Airbus A380 superjumbos once flown by Singapore Airlines are to become the first of the iconic doubledeckers to be stripped for parts, after a German leasing firm failed to find a new operator for them.The Dr. Pe...

French PM oversees major Airbus deal signed in Dubai

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Feb 12^th 2018 |

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Sunday hailed the signing in Dubai of a $16 billion purchase by Emirates Airlines of the Airbus A380 superjumbo commercial a...

Airbus launches iflyA380 augmented reality iOS app

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Jan 24^th 2018 |

Passion for A380 & innovation come together for today’s globe-trottersAirbus has launched a new iflyA380 iOS app that takes advantage of Apple’s latest tec...

Emirates throws Airbus A380 a lifeline with jumbo order

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jan 19^th 2018 |

Emirates Airlines said Thursday it has struck a $16 billion deal to buy 36 Airbus A380 superjumbos just days after the European manufacturer said it would have to hal...

Emirates announces $16 bn deal for 36 A380s

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jan 18^th 2018 |

Emirates Airlines said Thursday it has struck a $16 billion deal to buy 36 Airbus A380 superjumbos just days after the European manufacturer said it would have to halt production without new orders.The company said i...

Emirates signs agreement for up to 36 additional A380s

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jan 18^th 2018 |

Commitment to grow its flagship A380 fleetDubai-based Emirates Airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire up to 36 additional A380 aircraft. The...

Airbus warns A380 programme at risk as orders dry up

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Jan 16^th 2018 |

Airbus said Monday that it might have to end production of the double-decker A380 superjumbo jet, having booked no new orders for the plane in two years.The European ...

Services by Airbus to take part in retrofitting the cabins of 14 Singapore Airlines A380s

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 29^th 2017 |

Services by Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer's dedicated services branch, has been selected by Singapore Ai...

Air France hopes to bring its damaged A380 back into service in January

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 29^th 2017 |

The days of the Air France A380 grounded in Goose Bay are numbered. During a press conference organised by the French association of professional aerospace journalists...

Tarmac Aerosave receives its 500th aircraft: Singapore Airlines's first A380

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 29^th 2017 |

Tarmac Aerosave has announced that it received its 500th aircraft on 13th November. This is the first Airbus A380 retired from service, MSN 003, which until then was o...

Tarmac Aerosave stores its 500th aircraft and 1st Airbus A380

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Nov 14^th 2017 |

Tarmac Aerosave, the leading aircraft storage, maintenance and recycling company in Europe, has just stored its 500th aircraft. At the Tarbes site on 13 November 2017,...

Investigators probe Air France A380 after engine blow-out

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Oct 2^nd 2017 |

A team of investigators and engineers headed to Canada Sunday to inspect an Airbus A380 superjumbo operated by Air France which was forced to make an emergency landin...

Extended maintenance intervals for the Airbus A380

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jul 5^th 2017 |

This is a measure which was eagerly awaited by A380 operators and the unveiling of the A380plus by Airbus at the Paris Air Show enabled us to find out a little bit mor...

Lufthansa snubs Frankfurt with A380 move to Munich

AIR TRANSPORT | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Jun 13^th 2017 |

German airline Lufthansa said Tuesday it would transfer five mammoth Airbus A380 planes from its Frankfurt home base to Munich, as a dispute with airport operator Fra...

Etihad Airways engineering and Airbus sign MoU to develop A380 MRO Services in Abu Dhabi

MAINTENANCE / MRO | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Nov 14^th 2016 |

Etihad Airways Engineering and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work jointly on the developm...