[1/5]Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury attends the inauguration of a new assembly line for the Airbus A321neo in a factory once used to build the defunct A380 superjumbo in Toulouse, France, July 10, 2023.

A year ago [Ramy RC] set out on a momentous challenge: to build a 1:21 scale Airbus A380-800 RC model with functional engines, landing gear and all other details. Recently he finished the project a… ...

The A330neo is designed with lengthened and optimized wings to overcome limitations from the older Airbus A330 wing designs.

When Airbus announced that it would cease production of the A380 in 2021, CEO Guillaume Faury surprisingly branded the aircraft as a success for the company despite its well-documented losses.

According to Airbus, the A380 comprises 2.5 million numbered parts, with the fuselage and wings alone held together by 23,000 bolts.

YouTuber BigPlanes built a detailed replica of an Emirates Airbus A380 out of 40,000 Legos. It even has passengers, crew, food and suites.

The last Airbus A380 ever made has been delivered to Emirates, marking the end of an era for the superjumbo that was once touted as the future of aviation until airlines cast it aside for smaller ...

By the time the A380 was available, US carriers had already moved away from jumbo planes and towards more fuel-efficient, twin-engined aircraft such as the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350.

Shares of Airbus’ parent company plummeted Wednesday after new delays in the delivery of the A380 superjumbo raised questions about the company’s management and strategy.

The Airbus A380 represents the last superjumbo of a bygone, kerosene-guzzling era. Now the double-decker will serve as the unlikely test bed to help the industry fly into a fuel-efficient future.