The widebody jet, which holds the record as the world's largest commercial aircraft, has transported over 300 million passengers, according to Airbus. But many who have flown on the A380 have noticed ...

Both decks of the Airbus behemoth were as quiet as if you were in a plane with the engines shut off. But the new A380 already had its four Rolls-Royce Trent 900s guzzling the 46,000 lbs. of fuel ...

The destination for the premiere could hardly be more spectacular. This coming Sunday, a Lufthansa Airbus A380 will for the first time take off from Munich on a regular passenger flight. Its ...

Airbus is understood to be preparing the Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 test aircraft to perform a rejected take-off today ahead of a first flight this week.

Airbus is planning to undertake the potentially destructive maximum-energy rejected take-off (RTO) test on one of its A380 test aircraft in the coming weeks at the Istres flight-test centre in ...

Boeing 747 vs. Airbus A380! In this spectacular Top 30 compilation, watch the world’s most legendary aircraft perform powerful takeoffs and smooth landings at major international airports. From the ...

Why A380 couldn’t take off. Monday, 25 February 2019 ... Airbus A380 is a big, large plane with four engines while others are smaller (only just) and have just two engines.

Airbus Hopes Big Plane Will Take Off. Behemoth Designed to End Reign of Rival Boeing's 747. By Sara Kehaulani Goo. December 18, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. EST ...

The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, has landed safely, completing its maiden flight. The long-awaited test lasted almost four hours, with the A380 circling the Bay of Biscay before ...

A380 production began in 2006 after a two-year delay and $25 billion in investment from Airbus. The company anticipated a market for up to 1,200 of its massive airliners capable of carrying up to ...

As the jet age roared towards its peak, aircraft manufacturer Airbus wanted to create its own superjumbo to challenge Boeing’s 747 for supremacy. And so, in 2007, the gigantic A380 was born, and ...