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The Airbus A380’s Lost Variants: Stretch Models, Freighters, and a Private Superjumbo
The Airbus A380 was once envisioned as a versatile platform with multiple ambitious variants beyond the standard passenger model. Planned versions included a massive freighter, a combi design for ...
These Airlines Have All Ordered The Airbus A350 Freighter Variant
The A350 has proven a popular platform and one that is well adapted to being used as a freighter. This is in contrast with the Airbus A380, which is poorly designed to function as ...
This Is The Oldest Airbus Aircraft Still Flying
C-GPWG is the oldest Airbus A320 currently flying in North America. It was delivered to Canadian Airlines in 1991 and came ...
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Double-decker passenger planes are a dying breed. These airlines are keeping them alive
They’re massive pieces of engineering that seem to defy physics as they hang in the air during takeoff and landing, but double-decker passenger airplanes — the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 ...
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How Things Work: Stopping the A380
Phil Cooke—flightlineimages.com With the Airbus A380 weighing in fully loaded at 1,265,000 pounds, you might think stopping it within a reasonable distance after landing would require a Phalanx ...
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Airlines are loving the Airbus A380 again. See where you can fly on the world's largest passenger jet this summer.
Several airlines ditched the Airbus A380 during the pandemic. It's still flying high, led by Emirates' fleet of 118 superjumbos. Business Insider compiled a list of every airline operating the ...