A Qantas Airbus A380 completed a full round-trip passenger flight between Sydney and Dallas with a maintenance work light sealed inside its left wing, an ATSB report has found.
AviationSource News•Len Varley18 Aug
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found that a maintenance work light was left inside the left…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau18 Aug
The rogue component was only discovered after the jet had completed a long-haul round trip to the US and back.
An ATSB investigation report details that a work light was inadvertently left inside a Qantas-operated A380 after maintenance was conducted on the aircraft’s air conditioning system at Sydney Airport on […]
There's more to first class than just the seat on the A380.
The carrier had planned a daily A380 service to this destination, but two daily flights will now exist. Find out more here!
Emirates is one of the world’s most well-known airline brands, and the airline is known for its Airbus A380s, as it has a massive fleet of these, comprised of over 100 jets. Given just how many people fly Emirates’ A380 in business class, plus the variance in quality between seats, I’d like to share my take on the best seats in the cabin, and what you should consider.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig17 Aug
The jet flew to three different UK airports at the start of the month.
Emirates’ Airbus A380 made its first-ever visit to Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 8, 2026, flying in as a special one-off service to carry AC Milan back to Italy after the club’s pre-season friendly against Chelsea. The match was part of Indonesia’s 2026 summer pre-season tour. Emirates’ A380 makes history Many could be spotted at Soekarno-Hatta […]
Travel Radar•Gimbiya Barde13 Aug
Emirates’ Airbus A380 has made its first visit to Jakarta on August 8, carrying AC Milan home after its match against Chelsea in Indonesia.
AviationSource News•Len Varley10 Aug
Emirates and Arsenal have extended one of football’s longest-running sponsorships through 2033, deepening a partnership that began in…
AeroTime•Jean Carmela Lim10 Aug
An Emirates Airbus A380 touched down in Jakarta for the first time on August 8, 2026, marking a…
AeroTime•Jean Carmela Lim10 Aug
Emirates’ Airbus A380 made its first-ever visit to Jakarta, to carry AC Milan back to Italy following the club’s friendly match against Chelsea FC as part of its 2026 summer...
Emirates has temporarily suspended Airbus A380 flights to Prague and Glasgow for summer 2026, with daily superjumbo services returning in October.
A380 activity has spiked, with 109 extra superjumbo departures between November and March as one carrier reintroduces heavy widebody capacity.
The 747 and A380 both land in crosswinds. Their captains use different techniques to do it, and the reasons are structural.
Lufthansa will begin charging passengers to reserve window seats in the business class cabin of its retrofitted Airbus A380s on flights departing from 15 September 2026, expanding its range of ancillary revenue options in premium cabins. The airline’s upgraded A380 business class, featuring Thompson Aero Seating Vantage XL seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, offers three […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 Aug
An Emirates Airbus A380 carrying 373 passengers was diverted to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport after severe weather prevented its scheduled arrival at Shanghai Pudong. This left the travelers stranded inside the aircraft for more than 10 hours without functioning air conditioning.
Airbus pushed the boundaries with its A380, but airlines failed to find the same enthusiasm.
The US is a key market for the A380, but no US airlines have ever operated the superjumbo.