Articles tagged “a380”

Airlines

Emirates Reveals First 9 Destinations for New Airbus A350: Is Your City on the List?

The Emirates A350 is one of the year's most hotly anticipated aircraft launches. We now know when it'll make its debut and which cities will see it first.

Gordon Smith | 2 months ago

Airlines

Qatar Airways U-Turns on First Class, New Cabin Coming Soon CEO Says

The new CEO of Qatar Airways is shaking up the carrier's premium strategy with a major change in policy.

Gordon Smith | 4 months ago

Airlines

Etihad Wants to Double Plane Count and Triple Passengers by 2030

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad spectacularly shrunk after a surge of growth in its first 15 years. Now it is charting out a new, sustainable growth path.

Ajay Awtaney, Skift | 8 months ago

Tourism

Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Sets up Tourism Investment Company

Asfar's launch aligns with the Saudi sovereign fund’s broad strategy, which is centered around tapping opportunities within the tourism sector and building strategic partnerships with private companies.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 11 months ago

Airline Weekly

Lufthansa Responds to Surging Travel Demand by Bringing Back This Widebody Jet

The largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, is returning to Lufthansa. But its comeback may be short-lived as a stopgap until newer planes arrive.

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Lufthansa Retires Superjumbos as Pandemic Hastens Quest by Airlines to Fly More Efficient Jets

3 years ago

Airlines

Norwegian Air to Rent a Superjumbo as It Sorts Out Rolls-Royce Engine Issues

Norwegian is likely paying a lot more to a rent a gently-used Airbus A380 than it did for Wamos Air Boeing 747. But passengers hated the antiquated 747, and Norwegian took some criticism for flying it from New York to London. This is probably a better approach.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines

You Will Have to Wait a Little Longer to Fly the World’s Most Crowded A380

Certain routes just demand more crowded seating to be viable, and not every passenger market seems to mind as much, but that's still a lot of people on a single plane.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

Etihad Adds Residence Suite to New York Route in Open Skies Amenities Escalation

We’re not in the 1980s anymore. After a great push to initiate it and many trials to stabilize it, globalization has finally taken hold of the aviation industry. Turning back the calendar benefits very few and passengers will ultimately vote on Open Skies with their dollars, or euros, or dinars.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

Qatar Airways Splits From Other Gulf Carriers by Downplaying Luxury

We're going to need another class of airline to define Qatar. It's untraditional. It doesn't conform to the luxury mold. A new Upscale-Gulf-All Business-Economy Carrier for the A380 skies? It's a new model--one we can't quite put a label on yet, but suspect will do very well.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago