So the hidden story of the A380 is this: it wasn’t a failure of engineering, and certainly not of passenger appeal. It was a ...

This aircraft by all accounts looked like a cross between an A380 and Boeing 747, but was also totally bonkers. It had extra features like escalators and could drink liquid gas inflight through a ...

The Boeing 747-8i was the final passenger iteration of the famous 747 program, while the Airbus A380 is the largest passenger airplane to ever make it into service. The Boeing 747-8 entered service in ...

Not too long ago, jumbo jets were considered the flagship products of The Boeing Co. and top rival Airbus. The Boeing 747 is arguably the most iconic plane of all time, and last year it became the ...

While your average passenger jet can usually hold plenty of people, one in particular can carry almost 1,000, and it's flying ...

Airbus and Boeing are hopeful that 2010 will see orders begin to rebound for their ultra-large airliners, although both acknowledge that the market remains tough in the aftermath of last year's global ...

Today, Lufthansa remains the world's largest operator of the passenger version of the Boeing 747, using the 747-8I on its ...

Korean Air’s plan to start parting out Airbus A380s sets the stage for South Korea’s airlines to eventually exit four-engined passenger aircraft operations. In future, the week of 6 May will be ...

Qantas plans to add capacity to its Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A380 fleets by dramatically reducing its first-class offering on long-haul flights. By replacing first class sections with business-class ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. This article is more than 5 years old. Parked A380 aircraft ...

The initial impressions of the controversial A380 is that it's a noteworthy achievement. Most people, first hearing of the Paris Air Show, think of it as a bigger version of those in which the Air ...

The steep drop in travel caused some airlines to move up retirement dates for aging aircraft. Older aircraft are on the chopping block as airlines turn to newer ones like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and ...