Passengers love Boeing 747s and Airbus A380s, AKA the world’s biggest commercial jets, but they’re slowly being phased out.

Alongside critical aspects such as safety, cost is one of the most important factors when it comes to major decision-making processes in the aviation industry. Airlines are, after all, businesses ...

Only eleven global airlines currently use Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 aircraft but everything points to their days being ...

Can the Airbus A380 'superjumbo' outlive the Boeing 747 'jumbo jet'? The answer depends somewhat on how that question is answered. The A380 is designed with an operational lifespan of around 25 ...

Airbus famously quotes, “It takes an A380 to compete with the A380.” It appears that one A380 can cause wake turbulence large enough to impact another A380 following behind. Wake turbulence of other ...

The two reversers do help slow the A380—but not by much. In fact, unlike the thrust reversers on most airliners, including the Boeing 747 jumbo, they do not stop the aircraft in a shorter ...

Emirates has the most Airbus A380 jets, but you can also enjoy the double-decker experience on British Airways, Qantas, Singapore Airlines and more.