Emirates never had the world's first commercial Airbus A380, as Singapore Airlines was the launch customer. However, Emirates does have many of the oldest (as well as the newest) examples.

Eight spoilers on each wing add aerodynamic brakes to the A380’s mechanical ... deployment from causing a crash. In 1998, a thrust reverser on a Korean Air Airbus A300 deployed for a few seconds ...

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.

The addition of the new Airbus A380 Super Jumbo aircraft to the Emirates fleet has provided two Sri Lankans with a unique opportunity to become part of this milestone in the history of the Dubai-based ...

Emirates said it had now made a firm order for 20 of the A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, with options to buy a further 16. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2020.