SYDNEY - (MarketWatch)- Qantas Airways Ltd. QAN.AU said Wednesday it has taken one of its Airbus A380 superjumbos out of service after cracks were discovered in its wings. Australia's flag carrier ...

{QF93} Melbourne-Los Angeles Melbourne to Los Angeles is the longest A380 flight in the Qantas network at 6,883 NM (12,751 km), with the outbound journey taking approximately 14 hours and 20 minutes.

Qantas says the dozen A380s it operates now are sufficient to meet demand, further dimming future sales prospects for the largest passenger plane that’s struggled to find buyers.

The service is now due to depart Sydney at 6.45am on Sunday. Nobody was injured in the collision with passengers who had boarded the plane disembarking the A380 via its lower deck. Qantas said it ...

Boeing Co. and Airbus SE are locked in battle to provide Qantas Airways Ltd. with a plane to allow the Australian carrier to fly ultra-long range routes and connect cities such as Sydney with New ...

Qantas Airways announced Wednesday that its DFW-to-Sydney flight will use the Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft. The larger plane will begin serving this route in September.

Airbus has delivered a total of 37 A380s so far. Thirteen are in service with Emirates, 11 with Singapore Airlines, six with Qantas, four with Air France and three with Lufthansa. -- W.J. Hennigan ...