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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 ...
Air France was the first airline to completely remove all A380s from its fleet, followed closely by Thai Airways and China Southern Airlines. 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 8-9 years.
The flight crew consisted of Captain Peter Germano, [3] aged 45, who was hired by USAir on February 4, 1981, [1]: 8 and First Officer Charles B. "Chuck" Emmett III, [3] aged 38, who was hired in February 1987 by Piedmont Airlines (which merged into USAir in 1989).
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.
US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, there have been warning signs in recent years of a significant risk of ...
Trans International Airlines Flight 863, a DC-8-63CF ferry flight to Dulles International Airport crashed on takeoff from runway 13R, killing all 11 crew members on board. The DC-8 freighter started rotating in a nose-high attitude 1,500 feet (460 m) into the take-off. After becoming airborne at 2,800 feet (850 m) down the runway, the aircraft ...
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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).