Four-turbine aircraft are a rare sight on the tarmac these days, as the efficiency and affordability of twinjet aircraft has ...

From revolutionary engine technology to folding wings, Airbus is focusing on fuel efficiency for the next generation of plane ...

Open fan’ technology part of plans to make new models 20-30% more fuel efficient than aircraft currently in the air ...

However, with low-cost carriers operating a more efficient point-to-point model, combined with the COVID-19 downturn in the ...

A Qantas Airbus A380 flew 34 times while a 4-foot-1-inch nylon tool — used to turn the engine’s intermediate-pressure compressor during borescope inspections — was wedged inside one of its Rolls-Royce ...

The once-written-off colossus experiences a new spike in value, airline resurrection and second-hand airframes drive the A380 ...

Airbus insists it is still evaluating all engine options for its future Next Generation Single Aisle (NGSA) even as it ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Airbus is to test a radical engine with visible fan blades as the world’s largest plane maker gears up to ...

Given its size, range and four-engine configuration, the A380 is utilized on long-range and ultra-long-range trunk routes that can support the type’s capacity. Described as being able to ...

Airbus plans to develop a next-generation, single-aisle aircraft by the 2030s that improves fuel efficiency by 20-30%, using ...

Eight spoilers on each wing add aerodynamic brakes to the A380’s mechanical ones. The nacelle sleeve on this Rolls- Royce turbofan is beginning to slide aft for thrust reversal. Phil Cooke ...