Airbus chief executive Tom Enders says the decision to end production of the A380 by 2021 is a painful one for everyone involved in the program.
This feature from Geofrey Thomas from the October 2008 edition of Australian Aviation looks at Emirates introducing Airbus A380 into service.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the start of flight tests on the Boeing 747 in February 1969, Australian Aviation is republishing Ellis Taylor's report from the April 2010 edition of the magazine on the first flight of the latest, most recent variant of the iconic aircraft, the 747-8, in February 2010.
A former Air France-KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-400 will spend its retirement in the gardens of the Corendon Village Hotel outside Amsterdam.
Qantas says it has cancelled its outstanding order for eight A380s that has been on the books since 2006 after discussions with Airbus.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has launched a new 50-seat regional jet and signed United Airlines as the aircraft's launch customer.