Airbus completes fleet with the last BelugaXL, transforming the test aircraft into a cargo workhorse. The program launched in 2014 to create a high-performance aircraft with a 51-ton payload capacity.

While long-haul routes are typically the domain of the A380, the double-decker quadjet's huge size will provide useful ...

While Emirates did place an order for 50 A350-900s, the result of the decrease in A380 orders was that Airbus would shutter production in 2021.

Emirates very first Airbus A380, A6-EDA, in flight. The plane was retired in 2020 after flying more ... [+] than 2 million people, and scrapped in 2021. Aviationtag is now offering special ...

The Beluga -- billed by Airbus as the world's biggest cargo plane in terms of volume transported -- looks something like a whale, with a rounded fuselage mounted on an Airbus A300-600 base.

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 ...

Qantas took orders of the plane in 2008, flying the route between Melbourne and Los Angeles. Air France and Lufthansa have also flown the Airbus A380, but its largest customer over the years has ...