Airlines are constantly disposing of old aircraft and acquiring new ones. The reasons rarely have much—if anything—to do with ...

Hexcel responds to production quality, rate and sustainability needs with the latest composite material portfolios and ...

The Airbus A380 has always been a firm passenger favorite. It is a unique double-decker aircraft and the world's largest ...

Back in the day, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas designed their aircraft cockpits with an additional set of windows located ...

the A380neo would use modern composite materials already seen on the Airbus A350 for the wings and fuselage. Clark noted that composites were not widespread when Airbus first developed the A380 in the ...

The boss of Emirates thinks Airbus should make a new version of the double-decker A380. Tim Clark suggested new, lighter materials and more-fuel-efficient engines could make it more viable.

He pointed to lighter and more aerodynamic materials, as well as new engines with the UltraFan technology that Rolls-Royce is developing. The Airbus A380 is "probably the most profitable asset we ...

Hexcel is one of the three major manufacturers of advanced carbon fiber and resin composite materials ... product lines (wings and fuselages for Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s) will be muted.

To compete with Rolls-Royce to power the ultra-wide-body Airbus A380, of which only about ... carbon fiber, and other composite material turbine blades attached to equally exquisite “razors ...

The aircraft involved is Airbus A380-800 aircraft, which is the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The aircraft departed Dubai International Airport at 11:27 AM GST. The flight departed with a delay ...

German carrier Lufthansa has announced that it will begin flights to Denver, United States, for the first time using the Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft in the world, starting in summer ...