Air France’s fleet of Airbus A380s this week became the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic after the airline confirmed that its remaining nine aircraft would not be returning to service. The ...

Air France has accelerated plans to phase out its Airbus A380 fleet and will retire the aircraft immediately rather than in 2022 as previously scheduled. Air France has accelerated plans to phase out ...

PARIS—Air France has definitively ended Airbus A380 operations, bringing forward an existing plan to phase out the superjumbo following the coronavirus outbreak. “In the context of the current ...

Air France no longer will fly Airbus A380 aircraft, the carrier announced on Wednesday. The carrier already had planned to phase out the aircraft type, the world's largest passenger aircraft, by 2022, ...

Airlines are steadily moving away from A380s in favor of long-haul twin-engine aircraft that offer improved efficiency and ...

Almost half of Europe’s A380s will be retired at the end of COVID-19. Air France is withdrawing all of its A380s while Lufthansa is increasing its A380 retirements. The exits bring Europe’s A380 fleet ...

French investigators have called for a review of the design and maintenance of titanium alloy engine parts to ensure they guard against the risks of metal fatigue following an engine blowout on an ...

2026's thickest A380 routes are dominated by Emirates, with Singapore Airlines and Qantas also being big hitters.