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The incident aircraft, Emirates Airbus A380 A6-ADD, is seen taxiing at Manchester, England. (Photo by MCPCShowcaseHD)
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Did An Emirates A380 Nearly Crash In Canada After Running Out of Fuel? Not Even Close

Posted June 11, 2012 by Matt of MCPCShowcaseHD

Certain reports could have led one to believe that Emirates Flight 241was in peril due to a low fuel emergency on June 1, but the truth was far less titillating.

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MAS Group takes delivery of its first Airbus A380, 9M-MNA. (Photo by Airbus/P. Pigeyre)
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Malaysia Airlines Takes Delivery of First Airbus A380

Posted May 31, 2012 by Matt Molnar

Malaysia Airlines this week took delivery of their first Airbus A380, becoming the eighth airline to operate the superjumbo aircraft.

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Air Austral Cancels Orders for 840-Seat A380s: Report

Posted May 30, 2012 by Matt Molnar

The Reunion-based carrier made headlines in 2009 when it ordered the aircraft, which they pledged to fill with 840 economy class seats, which would have given them the highest capacity of any commercial aircraft ever built.

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An Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8 Freighter on display at the 2011 Paris Air Show. (Photo by Rohan Visvanathan, via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND)
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High Art: History, Hype and The World’s Biggest Planes

Posted May 25, 2012 by Patrick Smith

Can a reborn jetliner again change the world — or look good trying?

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Taking a Step Back to Appreciate Flight

Posted March 20, 2012 by Phil Derner Jr.

In today’s world of high-speed technology, so many take advantage of air travel, but forget its long history. Taking a step back and adding a little perspective can make airplane geeks out of anyone.

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Markings for planes of yesteryear engraved into the ramp at JFK's Terminal 3, formerly known as the Pan Am Worldport.
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Final Call: Direct Air Stops Flying Directly

Posted March 13, 2012 by Matt Molnar

Direct Air abruptly grounds all its flights, a new service lets flyers hire strangers to take care of their kids onboard, United continues to suffer from post-merger computer issues, and more…

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The first Airbus A380 for Thai Airways is the 87th copy of the superjumbo built so far. It will be registered HS-TUA
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First Airbus A380 for Thai Airways Completes Maiden Test Flight

Posted March 11, 2012 by Matt Molnar

The first Airbus A380 destined for Thai Airways made its maiden test flight last week.

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The retro liveried Garuda Indonesian Airways Boeing 737-800 PK-GFM taxis at Singapore
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Final Call

Final Call: TSA Admits Elderly Strip Search Screw Up, Airbus Finds Cause of A380 Wing Cracks

Posted January 19, 2012 by Matt Molnar

TSA officials now say procedures were not followed when two elderly women were strip searched, a review of the world’s longest economy class flight, Airbus and Boeing both have issues with their largest jets, and more…

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On This Day in Aviation History: January 18th

Posted January 18, 2012 by Phil Derner Jr.

The Airbus A380 is unveiled, the F-4 Phantom is yanked from front-line service, Bell makes its 25,000th Helo, United Flight 266 crashes, as well as Capital Airlines Flight 20.

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Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 9V-SKK parked at JFK Airport in New York
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PHOTOS: Singapore Airlines Upgrades New York JFK Service to Airbus A380 Super Jumbo

Posted January 17, 2012 by Manny Gonzalez

Singapore Airlines rolled out a major upgrade Monday on their Singapore-Frankfurt-New York JFK service, shedding the previously used Boeing 747-400 for the larger Airbus A380 super jumbo aircraft.

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