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Grant wrote about the first Airbus A380 grounded by Singapore airlines because of fuel pump problems in February. Today, BBC reports that Singapore Airlines grounded another A380 with similar problems. The official line from Singapore Airlines is ...

If you're looking to spend some cash on a status symbol, don't even bother with yesterday's Jaguar and Concord -- instead be the first on your block to own the new Airbus 380. Having one of these jumbo jets is on par with owning your own island, and ...

Airplanes are not the world's most eco-friendly commodity. To make amends with their carbon emissions, some airlines offer CO2 offsets for passengers. On Friday, Airbus took an even bigger step with its much talked about A380; it became the first ...

Korean Air is the proud new owner of the quad-engine, double-decked monstrosity that is the Airbus A380. This thing is so big, and so luxurious -- even the bathroom has a window! That's how you know when you're flying in the most technologically ...

Earlier this Thursday, after numerous delays and management changes at EADS, the A380 finally made her maiden commercial voyage under the emblem of Singapore Airlines. MSNBC reports that it was a landmark experience, with the short flight between ...

The Airbus A380 is truly a marvel of modern engineering. Not only is it the largest airliner in the world, but it is also the most advanced. Engineers crafted each system with meticulous detail from the fly-by-wire systems to the... toilets? Yes, ...

It's not very often that we Americans are privy to a taste of the Airbus A380, the new supermega jumbo jet that took to the skies last year. Singapore Airlines was the first customer of the aircraft and though they took a quick zip around the United ...

A couple of months ago, Adrienne Wilson let us know that the Airbus 380, the largest jumbo jet built to date, had passed its safety evacuation test.  Well, now, thanks to the Times Online, journalist Martin Symington gives a sneak preview of ...

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Want to be on board the first commercial flight of the Airbus A380? Then head on over to eBay. Singapore Airlines expects the world's first commercial A380 flight to take place sometime in October between Singapore and Sydney. To kick off the ...

The third official Airbus A380 route has officially been scheduled into the United States. Air France, the third air carrier to take delivery of the massive, double decker airplane, plans on using the behemoth to fly between Paris (CDG) and New York ...

Yesterday the much anticipated Airbus A380 made a landing at LAX, and the Cranky Flier has some great coverage on the event. He's got almost 70 photos, video of the landing (which you can see here after the jump) and a good recap of the invite-only ...

Dubai's Emirates airline just started revealing some plans for its A380 configurations. They're the second customer for Airbus's giant airship with delivery slated for later this year. And it looks like they're going to try to beat Singapore Air, the ...

Last year we reported that the Airbus A380 passed its jumbo jet evacuation test in Hamburg, Germany, and here's the video to prove it. The crew was able to evacuate all 873 people on-board in almost complete darkness in 77 seconds, with only one ...