Airbus A380 news
Here we gather what the specialist press publishes about Airbus A380: 101 stories collected since July 24, 2026, newest first and always linking to the outlet that published them. The list updates itself as new pieces come in. The recurring topics are Civil aviation, Industry, Other.
August 28, 2026
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28-08-2026 The retirement of Qantas' Airbus A380 will take place much earlier than expected, the airline has confirmed. Although the original strategic plan envisaged keeping…
Qantas will begin retiring its ten Airbus A380s from mid-2028, four years earlier than previously planned, as rising maintenance costs and parts shortages increasingly undermine the economics of the…
SYDNEY — Qantas will accelerate the retirement of its iconic Airbus A380 fleet, bringing a premature end to the double-decker superjumbo’s service in Australia. The carrier plans to begin phasing…
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August 27, 2026
The aircraft will be replaced by other highly capable, but smaller, widebodies.
Emirates (EK) Airbus A380 crew operating flight EK203 from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) faced questions from New York Approach after changing…
Qantas Airways has announced it will begin retiring its ten Airbus A380 superjumbos starting in mid…
Qantas has decided to bring forward the retirement of its Airbus A380 fleet. The Australian carrier plans to start retiring the ten remaining superjumbos from 2028, four years earlier than…
The countdown has sped up for Qantas' Airbus A380s. The group announced on 27 August that it would start retiring them four years early […] The article Qantas moves up retirement…
Qantas Airways (QF) will begin retiring its Airbus A380 fleet from 2028, bringing forward the start of the superjumbo’s phase-out by four years as the airline accelerates its transition toward newer…
Qantas is bringing forward to 2028 the start of its Airbus A380 replacement and negotiating options for twenty more A350-1000 and Boeing 787 aircraft
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Australian airline Qantas Airways announced this Thursday that it will begin retiring its 10 Airbus A380 superjumbos from mid-2028, four years earlier than planned, due to…
Qantas will retire its Airbus A380 fleet earlier than originally planned, the airline confirmed on August 26, 2026. … The post Qantas to retire A380 fleet earlier than expected, eyes replacements…
Time is running out for passengers wanting to fly on one of the Australian flag carrier's superjumbos, especially from Melbourne.
Australia's flag carrier Qantas refitted its A380 fleet with new cabins by 2022 – and had actually planned to keep using the world's largest passenger aircraft until 2032. Now the end is set for…
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The clock is now ticking for the Airbus A380 at Qantas. Buried among the details…
At Lufthansa it will get a new business class, Emirates plans to keep flying it into the 2040s. The Airbus A380 is lasting far longer than once expected at some airlines. Qantas…
Australia's flag carrier gets ready to wave goodbye to an icon.
The Australian flag carrier Qantas has moved up the retirement of its fleet of ten Airbus A380 superjumbos, with the world’s largest passenger jet set to start leaving the airline’s fleet from 2028…
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August 26, 2026
This long route last saw the type 16 months ago. Find out what's happening here!
August 25, 2026
The destinations are across the world, including three in North America and two in Europe. See them all here!
Airbus is converting a former Malaysia Airlines A380 passenger jet, MSN114, into a flying testbed for new propulsion systems. The quad-jet will carry a RISE test engine on its…
Airbus brought an A380 back from Abu Dhabi to Europe and gave it a new livery in Ireland. Before being converted for engine tests, it first completed a low…
August 23, 2026
Discover Airbus's new A380 FlightLab (MSN 114, ex-Malaysia Airlines). Arrived in Tarbes via Toulouse, it will test the future RISE engine.
The Airbus A380's two-thrust-reverser configuration is a carefully engineered design that improves efficiency and reliability.
August 19, 2026
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 landed short at Munich Airport, damaging approach lights, just days after a Boeing 787 overran the same runway.
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Munich Airport recorded a new incident on the same runway where, days earlier, a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 suffered a tail strike on landing. This…
MUNICH — Aviation safety authorities in Germany have launched an investigation after a Lufthansa Airbus A380 superjumbo damaged runway approach lighting while landing at Munich Airport on Monday…
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August 18, 2026
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 touched down before the runway threshold while landing in Munich. The superjumbo struck at least one lighting fixture.
The carrier will temporarily redeploy the capacity on a pair of Asian routes instead.
The rogue component was only discovered after the jet had completed a long-haul round trip to the US and back.