The world's largest airliner, the Airbus A380, took a step closer to the aviation archives on Wednesday as Air France said it would permanently axe its grounded fleet and sources said Emirates was in ...

Air France has launched Airbus A380 flights between Paris and Narita. The aircraft, with registration number F-HPJD, is Air France's fourth A380, and departs Paris with flight number AF 276, on ...

The giant double-decker is closing in on two decades of service.

07 December 2011 Air France continues to connect the world with the Airbus A380 thanks to the addition of a new destination: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Daily flight to Dubai beginning December 5, ...

A mid-flight engine failure forced an Air France A380 jet with more than 500 passengers on board to turn back to the Ivory Coast capital Abidjan where it landed without further incident early Sunday. ...

Once an early adopter of the superjumbo aircraft, Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith stands by the airline's 2020 decision to phase out the A380 completely. Air France began operating the A380 in 2009, ...

As from the 2014-2015 winter season, Air France will serve Abidjan by Airbus A380 with three weekly flights. Abidjan becomes the first destination in West Africa to be served by the A380. During the ...

Once hailed as the future of air travel, the world's largest passenger aircraft is now proving to be a costly engineering marvel not prepared to age or go down quietly. An Emirates Airlines Airbus ...

Emirates announced a deal for up to 36 Airbus A380 aircraft on Thursday worth as much as $16 billion at list prices, saving the world's biggest passenger jet from death row and securing its future for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. The last A380 rolled out of the Airbus plant in Toulouse, ...