Superjumbo

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  Cracks Found In A380s Models, Airbus To Ask Airlines To Check Older Jets

  European aircraft maker Airbus will ask airlines operating 25 of its oldest A380 super-jumbo jets to inspect their wings after cracks were found in some models, the EU's Aviation Safety Agency said.

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  Airbus Pulls Plug On Costly A380 Superjumbo, Deliveries To Stop In 2021

  European aerospace giant Airbus on Thursday said it would end production of the A380 superjumbo, the double-decker jet which earned plaudits from passengers but failed to win over enough airlines to justify its massive costs.

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  Plane 'Nosedives' Over Ocean Due To Turbulence From Another Jumbo Plane

  Qantas Airways Ltd. said one of its A380 aircraft had a brief dive above the Pacific Ocean because of turbulence from another superjumbo plane.

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  A Decade After Debut, First Airbus A380 Jumbos To Be Broken Up

  A German investment company said on Tuesday it would strip two unwanted Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jets for parts after failing to find an airline willing to keep them flying following a decision by Singapore Airlines not to keep them in service.

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  Drama In The Desert: How Airbus's A380 Deal In Dubai Evaporated

  At the handover of the 100th A380 superjumbo to Gulf carrier Emirates earlier this month in Hamburg, Airbus rolled out the red carpet to airline executives and Dubai royalty, who in turn winked and nodded that another multi-billion-dollar order for the double-decker was on the cards.

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  Air France A380 Superjumbo Makes Emergency Landing With Damaged Engine

  An Air France A380 superjumbo jetliner taking more than 500 people from Paris to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday following "serious damage" to one of its four engines, the airline said.

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  British Airways Plane Lands With Square Tyre, Baffles Experts

  A British Airways A380 Superjumbo with a stunning square-shaped tyre has landed at London's Heathrow airport, baffling aviation experts.

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  Solar Impulse Takes Off For 6-Day, 6-Night Pacific Flight

  The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft took off early today for a six-day flight over the Pacific Ocean, the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun.

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  Solar-Powered Plane Takes Off in First Round-the-World Attempt

  The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only solar power launched today in Abu Dhabi in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy.

• What Brought Torrent of Water Gushing Onto Plane Passengers

  A torrent of water which gushed into the cabin of a Qantas superjumbo, raining down on some passengers' heads, could have been caused by cleaning mops loosening a pipe coupling, an inquiry said Wednesday.

• Flight Turns Back to Los Angeles After Leak 'Floods Aisles'

  A Qantas A380 superjumbo flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne turned back an hour after take-off when a water leak flooded the plane's aisles, the airline and passengers said on Thursday.

• Emirates to Launch Superjumbo A-380 Flights to India from July

  A day after Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced its decision to fly the superjumbos to Delhi and Mumbai, major Gulf carrier Emirates said it would deploy these Airbus A-380s from Mumbai in July.

• India lifts ban on Airbus A380s

  India will allow Airbus A380 planes to land at the country's four main airports, the civil aviation ministry said on Monday, lifting restrictions on the superjumbos flying into the country.

• 'Leaky' A380 door eyed in Singapore Airlines emergency landing

  A malfunctioning door is the focus of an investigation into why a Singapore Airlines Airbus 380 superjumbo was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan, the carrier said on Wednesday.

• Singapore Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Azerbaijan

  A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 superjumbo made an emergency landing in Azerbaijan on Monday due to a loss of cabin pressure but no one was injured, the carrier said.