The Dubai-based airline will be deploying one of its 110 superjumbos to a destination only 75 minutes away.

The order is for twin-engine Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A350-900 long-haul planes, to replace four-engine aircraft.

The final delivery of an A380 is now scheduled for 2021, heralding the end of the superjumbo era.

Emirates considers switching its orders for the world’s biggest passenger aircraft to smaller planes.

There are both warning signs and bright spots in the kingdom of Airbus, as the number of net orders falls by a heavy 33%.

Air France’s new chief executive Benjamin Smith has backed reducing the number of the cost-burning A380s in the fleet.

A large number of passengers and crew had complained of coughing, fever and symptoms of gastrointestinal illness.

The Dubai-based carrier is raising its capacity higher for Stockholm than for Copenhagen this winter.

A leased A380 will fly Norwegians to and from Palma de Mallorca and Danes to and from Cyprus.

But a deal with its biggest customer could still happen

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