Airbus famously quotes, “It takes an A380 to compete with the A380.” It appears that one A380 can cause wake turbulence large ...

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

According to Airbus, the A380 comprises 2.5 million numbered parts, with the fuselage and wings alone held together by 23,000 bolts. Due to the complexity and volume of its components ...

Upon exiting Runway 31R, the aircraft, registered as A6-EDN, was instructed to taxi via taxiway Victor-Uniform (VU), and to ...

The Airbus A380 was an engineering marvel when it first rolled out in Toulouse, France almost twenty years ago. With its four powerful engines, massive wing, double-deck fuselage, and tail ...

Airbus and CFM have been conducting extensive testing on the concept and are targeting an initial open-fan engine test flight with an A380 jumbo jet by the end of the decade. For wings ...

The design of the A380’s wings, with their large area, comparatively gentle sweep (33.5 degrees), and massive flaps, give the Airbus a landing speed that is 20 knots slower than that of a 747.

Airbus will in the coming weeks begin work on a new scaled wing demonstrator under a project ... demonstrator ahead of flight tests aboard an A380 later this decade. Partridge says it is vital ...

Airbus has selected VAS Aero Services for the teardown of three A380 aircraft, two of which were previously operated by ...

NARRATOR:'The Airbus A380 is the world's largest airliner. NARRATOR:'The plane would even be a tight fit inside Wembley stadium. The wings are over 10m wider than a football pitchand contain ...

Innovations include open-fan engines, folding wings, and automatic taxiing ... and Safran — plan to test open-fan engines on an Airbus A380 by the end of the decade. They are also planning ...