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Air France was the first airline to completely remove the A380 from its fleet, followed closely by Malaysia Airlines and Thai Airways. This particular aircraft was involved in the Air France Flight 066 accident in 2017 Thai Airways was the shortest operator of the A380, only operating the type for 7 years
It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long-haul market. The then-designated A3XX project was presented in 1994 and Airbus launched the €9.5–billion ($10.7 ...
Delta Flight 954, operating the Convair, experienced miscommunication with air traffic control and were crossing a runway in poor visibility when North Central Airlines Flight 575, operating the DC-9, were in their takeoff roll on the same runway. The DC-9 attempted to fly over the Convair but struck it and then crash landed back on the runway.
Airlines are planning to retire their Airbus A380s at a very young age, because of the jumbo jet's unwieldy operating costs.
The airline said it will un-retire some or all of its eight A380s by 2023 because of rising customer demand and delayed delivery of new planes. Lufthansa is bringing its Airbus A380 super-jumbos ...
A Curtiss C-46 Commando operating for US Airlines, leased from the USAF, a cargo flight with two occupants inbound from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, crashed 4.4 miles north of Idlewild tower in heavy rain and overcast conditions at the intersection of 169 Street and 89th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Both occupants were killed ...
Emirates is by far the largest operator of the double-decker plane, with a fleet of 118. Singapore Airlines is next with just 13. Airbus ended production of the A380 in 2021 — 18 years after it ...
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).