The Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 aircraft are no longer in production, but their operational and acquisition costs continue to ...

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The Airbus A380 may need to be able to carry more cargo if it is to become a viable option for a future Cathay Pacific Airways large-sized aircraft order. The Hong Kong-based carrier derives around 30 ...

The Airbus BelugaXL, which was originally derived from the Airbus A330-200, is a purpose-built long-haul cargo aircraft ...

PARIS, March 1 (Reuters) - Airbus said on Thursday it stood by plans to build a cargo version of its A380 superjumbo despite wavering support by its sole remaining customer, UPS , but would rearrange ...

Emirates' cargo arm is unlikely to revisit the Airbus A380 Freighter should the programme be revived, as it is unconvinced that the aircraft has enough to offer in the cargo role as now planned, ...

Airbus soon could be without a customer for the freighter version of its delayed A380 superjumbo jet, according to reports in a French newspaper. Next week, United Parcel Service is expected to cancel ...

It looks like the ultimate in Covid-era luxury: a huge passenger jet with economy seats removed and acres of space to stretch out your legs. While this temporary reconfiguration of an Airbus A380 is ...

Airbus won an order from package-delivery company United Parcel Service Inc. for 10 Airbus A380 cargo jets valued at $2.8 billion. UPS said it ordered the aircraft because of growing demand for ...

Back in the 90s, Airbus was looking for a new aircraft design for a market of hub to hub travel. They saw that millions of ...

EMIRATES SkyCargo has started utilising its Airbus A380 aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network. The first dedicated Emirates A380 ...

Ultimately, the physical scale that made the A380 a marvel of engineering also became a strategic liability. In trying to dominate the skies with size, Airbus created a jet too large for most of the ...