Airbus a380

Wing Cracks and Cars That Won't Stop

Christine Negroni | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Toyota, Qantas, Wing Cracks, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Lufthansa, Airbus A380, Airbus, Airplane Tech, Technology News
Christine Negroni

Everyone who did not go on a wild ride in a Toyota may be sick to death of the subject just as many people are tired of the debate over whether portable electronic devices should be allowed on flights below 10,000 feet.

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Safety Agency Calls For A380 Wing Checks

AP | By GEIR MOULSON | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Airplane Safety, Airbus A380, Wing Cracks, Airbus, a380, Travel News

BERLIN -- Europe's air safety authority told airlines Friday to inspect nearly a third of the world's A380 superjumbo jets within about six weeks afte...

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Singapore Airline's World Class Service

Yvonne Yorke | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Singapore Airlines, Airbus A380, Inflight Service, Business Class, Singapore Girl, Kris World, Breaking Travel News, Superjumbo, Travel News
Yvonne Yorke

The gracious "Singapore Girl" flight attendants in their custom-made, sarong kebaya uniforms -- a traditional Malaysian style of long dress -- were rarely without a smile on their faces.

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Paul Needham

A Plane Built With, Gasp, Passengers In Mind

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Boeing, Jet Travel, Video, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Patch Road Trip, Airplanes, Planes, Travel, Airbus A380, Boeing 787, Air Travel, Boeing 747, Airbus, Travel News

EVERETT, Wash. -- Imagine a plane that reduces vibrations from turbulence to the point where the ride is smooth even during landing. A plane with enou...

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Showering at 30,000 Feet: Aboard the Super-Jumbo A380, Life is Large

Peter Mandel | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Qantas, First Class, Dubai, Singapore Airlines, Aviation, Lufthansa, Boeing 707, Airbus A380, Boeing 747, Airlines, Jumbo Jets, Emirates Airlines, Travel News
Peter Mandel

The plane I'm about to board, the super-jumbo Airbus A380, has brought a certain excitement back to air travel since its debut in 2007.

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New Protections Coming For Air Travelers

AOL Travel | David Jones | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Flight Delays, Air Travel Woes, Business Travel Coalition, Checked Baggage, Transportation Secretary, Bag Fees, Tarmac Delays, Air-Traveler-Rights, American Airlines, Air Travel Hassles, Oversold Flights, Stranded-Air-Travelers, Air Travel, Ray Lahood, Flight Cancellations, Air Travel Delays, Travel Agents, Transportation Department, Jetblue, Gerard Arpey, Tarmac, Airbus A380, Travel Agent, Airlines, The Air Transport Association, Delta Airlines, Travel News

The U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a series of new consumer protection measures that will force airlines to disclose hidden fees, ...

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SHOCK VIDEO: Jumbo Jet Clips Plane At JFK Airport

AP/The Huffington Post | By TOM McELROY | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Comair, Boston, John-F-Kennedy-International, Faa, Air France Flight 7, Air France, Federal Aviation Administration, Comair Flight 629crj7, Airbus A380, JFK Airport, Airlines, Airbus, New York, Delta Airlines, Travel News

NEW YORK -- A wing of an Airbus A380, the world's biggest commercial passenger jet, clipped the tail of another plane while taxiing out to depart John...

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A380 Killer Engines or Jaws Syndrome

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Qantas Airlines, Richard De Crespigny, Lufthansa, Airbus A380, Air Travel, Rolls-Royce, Travel News
Christine Negroni

"Today's aircraft engines and aviation are safe. So safe in fact that when "sh*t happens" it is not an issue that it has happened, but rather how the crew respond to manage it and comfort the passengers."

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Much to Learn From Lucky Landings

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nasa, Air Traffic Control, Rolly Royce, Qantas Flight 32, Npr, Salt Lake City, Aviation, Airbus A380, Technology, Travel News
Christine Negroni

The digitization of all things flight-related has left the station. That all this high-technology may sometimes err is as certain as the fallibility of low-tech humans.

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Why the Qantas A380 Must Fly Again

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard De Crespigny, Airbus A380, Alan Joyce, Qantas Flight 32, Qantas, Rolls-Royce, Travel News
Christine Negroni

There are important lessons to be learned from Qantas Flight 32. All of which are entirely unrelated to whether and when VH-OQA goes back in the sky.

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Helicopter Ambulances and Their Better-Safe-Than-Sorry Scare Tactic

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Qantas, Texas, Airbus A380, Helicopter Ambulances, Home News
Christine Negroni

The camp called for an ambulance, and it wasn't the four-wheeled variety that showed up, it was a helicopter.

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What's Required in A380 Engine Investigation

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Airbus A380, Trent-900-Engine, Rolls-Royce, Travel News
Christine Negroni

The recent Qantas near-disaster is being treated with the kind of respect and attention not usually given to events in which everybody goes home unscathed.

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World's Largest Plane Lands In U.K.

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Airbus A380, Airlines, Manchester Airport, Travel News

The world's largest commercial airliner, the Airbus A380, has landed at Manchester Airport for the first time. Emirates flight EK017, using the 517-s...

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World's Biggest Plane Now Flying

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Qantas, Slidepollajax, Airlines, Airbus A380, Air France, Luftansa, Singapore Airlines, World's Largest Plane, World's Biggest Plane, Travel News

The Wall Street Journal reports that the world's biggest airplane, the Airbus A380, has become a hot ticket for air travelers. The $300 million plane ...

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Airbus Safety Linked To Pilot Errors, Emerging Nations

True/Slant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Airbus, Airbus a320, Comoros, Foreign Affairs, Comoros Plane Crash, Airbus A380, Airbus a330, Advocacy, Airlines, World News

A lot of travelers boarding an Airbus today might be thinking twice. After all, yet another Bus is at the bottom of yet another ocean - and another 15...

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Saudi Prince's Private Jet: bin Talal's Airbus A380 Most Expensive Ever

gadling.com | By Scott Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Most Expensive Private Jet Ever, Private Jets, Saudi Prince Jet, Airbus A380, Luxury Jets, Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal, Business News

Holy crap. That is about the only response I have to this Airbus A380 being developed for Saudi prince al-Waleed bin Talal. Of course, the prince has ...

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New Airbus Luxury Superjumbo Makes First Landing In U.S.

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Emirates, Airbus A380, Airbus, Superjumbo, Business News

Airbus's A380 superjumbo touched down at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday, marking the first commercial arrival of the giant...

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Emirates Offers In-Flight Showers

Crave | Kent German | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Emirates, Luxury, Dubai, In-Flight Showers, Luxury Travel, Airbus A380, Emirates Airlines, Emirates Showers, Mile-High Club, Business News

I've already raved about the prospect of relaxing in a posh first class on the new Airbus A380, but now Dubai-based Emirates Airlines seems to have ra...

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Airbus To Deliver First New "Superjumbo" Jet

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aviation, Superjumbo, Airlines, Airbus A380, Airbus, Air Travel, Airline Industry, Singapore Airlines, Business News

Airbus is set to hand over its first finished A380 "superjumbo" to Singapore Airlines on Monday, 18 months behind schedule. The construction of the A...

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