A380
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Etihad A380 News: A Seventh Repositioned While Toronto Snatches New York’s Plane
Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-based airline, remains one of the few airlines that, to this date, still operate the mighty Airbus A380. The relationship between the A380 and Etihad hasn’t always been smooth. Etihad struggled in the pre-2020 era to make of the aircraft a money making machine as fellow UAE airline Emirates has. However, it…
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Inside Qantas’ A380 Fleet: Current Routes, Aircraft Status, and Future Plans
The Airbus A380 has been a tricky aircraft for all airlines to use to its full potential. Very few airlines have truly harnessed all that the mighty airbus jumbo can bring to the table. Emirates aside, all airlines which have taken delivery of the A380 have had some issues making the economics of this giant…
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British Airways Bringing New First Class Suites on Its A380 Fleet
Very few could imagined, in the wake of covid in 2020, that the A380 could have such a comeback and still be extremely relevant to many airlines at this point. Airlines that owned them in 2020 just couldn’t get them out of their fleets and operations fast enough. Now, however, that paradigm has flipped upside…
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Qantas Seals Airlink Codeshare and Ramps up Capacity to Cope with Johannesburg Demand
Airlink, the South African carrier, has had some busy months wrapping up deals with major international carriers. First, just a few weeks ago it secured a substantial investment by Qatar Airways with a connected codeshare agreement. Now another codeshare agreement comes to fruition as the airline signs one with Australian carrier Qantas. On the other…
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Emirates Announces Its First A350 Destinations
Emirates has been operating quite a streamlined fleet for quite some time now. The airline used to operate a variety of Boeing and Airbus planes. A list which used to include the A340 (in the 300 and 500 variants) the and the A330-200. However, all of these planes have long been retired with the only…
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Etihad Introduces Its A380 Experience on Paris Flights
Etihad increases A380 flights between Abu Dhabi and Paris in 2026 summer season. Etihad Airways purchased 10 A380s, however its relationship with the super jumbo hasn’t been an easy and linear one. Arguably the airline bit off more than it could chew with this airliner. While Emirates had the scale to support the vast number…
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Emirates’ Strategic Expansion: Doubling Down Under with Enhanced Australia Services
Emirates, renowned for its vast network of destinations and its high quality on board service standards. The Dubai based airline is also known to be one of the most convenient ways to travel between Australia and Europe. However its connections between these two regions of the globe suffered a hit in the wake of covid.…
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Emirates Adding Second Premium Economy A380 on Dubai Melbourne Route
Starting February 1st, 2024, Emirates’ second daily service from Dubai to Melbourne is operated by an Airbus A380 that boasts a newly retrofitted Premium Economy cabin. An quite the improvement for passengers traveling on EK internationally from Australia. As the airline retrofits more planes it offers premium economy across more planes in its fleet. So,…
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The Etihad Airbus A380 Returns to New York in 2024
The Airbus A380 seemed doomed just a short few years ago. Airlines couldn’t get the planes grounded fast enough in the wake of the covid pandemic. The mighty jet had rapidly become a liability with extremely high operating costs and difficulties in getting it filled. However the plane has made a comeback with some airlines…
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Dubai Airshow Starts Should We Lookout For Any Announcements?
Air shows are an occasion that attract all the attention of the aviation industry. They give the chance to airlines and manufacturers to meet face to face and in many cases close deals. That was the case for the Paris Air show earlier during the summer. In that case Indian airlines such as Indigo and…