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 ...

During the Paris Air Forum on June 13, 2025, Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith stated that the airline group has no regrets about retiring the Airbus A380, as the aircraft was not bringing profits ...

The Airbus A380 has become the latest victim of the global pandemic. Air France announced today that it would be phasing out its entire fleet of double-deckers with the “definitive end” taking effect ...

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, ...

A magnificent beast made of four million parts from 30 different countries, the Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger airliner, and its era is almost at an end. Initial assembly has recently ...

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 ...