The A380 is the much bigger ultra-large-widebody aircraft that never lived long enough to grow longer than the 747-8.

The carrier operates a massive portfolio of international routes.

Airbus has built the world's biggest plane, with flights taking off from the UK to major destinations around the world.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. An Emirates Airline flight from Dubai lands on August 1, ...

If you have taken a relatively recent flight inside the U.S., chances are pretty strong it was either on board a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320, the two best-selling commercial airplanes in the world.

Monaco-based aircraft investor Stratos has agreed to sell its sole-managed Airbus A380-800 (MSN190) to its lessee Emirates at the conclusion of the aircraft’s lease term in 2027. It is the latest in a ...

On October 25, 2007, the Boeing 747's 37-year reign as the world's largest passenger plane came to an end when the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380 took off. Close to two decades later, the ...

Hundreds of people witnessed the first ever landing of an Airbus A380 in Denver on April 30, 2025, and welcomed the Lufthansa aircraft's first scheduled service from Munich. Credit: Kurt Hofmann ...

The pandemic almost killed it and its production ended sooner than anticipated in 2021, but the A380 simply refuses to die. With more and more superjumbos soaring back into the skies amid a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. The Airbus A380 made its first commercial flight in 2007.

Unveiling the twinjet that punches above its weight in passenger numbers.