Emirates, as is customary, places orders and makes headlines at the Dubai Air Show. This year is no exception, as the...
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Premium #248 – Is the Qantas A380vs 787-9 Math Upside Down?
Last Week, Qantas Chairman Alan Joyce indicated that two 787-9 aircraft were cheaper to operate than one A380. (CNN's...

Hi Fly talks about their A380 plans
Dr. Paulo Mirpuri, president, and CEO of Hi-Fly in Lisbon discusses his company's bold step in acquiring two...
Hi Fly and the A380
Swiss-based aeroTELEGRAPH has an intriguing interview with Hi Fly's CEO. (English translation here) The part that...
Airbus announces A380plus study and shows aircraft with new winglets at Paris
Airbus today announced that the company is studying potential improvements to the A380, including aerodynamic...
Premium – A Fleet Review of Air France/KLM
Air France and KLM merged in 2004. The joint company has hubs in Amsterdam and Paris. Because of their long...
Premium – What will an extra 80 seats do for the A380?
In this article, we: Analyzed the economic differential between the two versions using our model Consider the impact...
Premium #316 – What might happen when the first used A380s hit the market
The first aircraft (picture) was delivered to the airline on October 15th 2007 and manufactured in 2006. It is on...
Rolls-Royce’s geared fan coming along
On Monday Rolls-Royce announced that it had "run the world’s most powerful aerospace gearbox for the first time,...
The Super Twin Battle – Revisited
In 2013, we published an article on, and coined the phrase, the Super Twins, the A350-1000 and 777-9. Since that...
The Pre-Owned A380
News this week about Singapore Airlines not renewing the lease on its first A380 has caused a flutter. The considered...
Reports of the A380’s Demise Are Premature
During the Farnborough Air Show, Airbus announced a production rate cut for the A380, reducing production to one...