The A380-800's massive wings, optimized for the never-built A380-900, were one of the many problems faced by the Superjumbo.

A Legacy of Competition Takes Flight Again The rivalry between Airbus and Boeing has defined modern aviation since the 1 ...

* Wing cracks traced to innovative mix of materials* Airbus says changing alloy used in wing component* Data suggests repair bill rising towards 500 mln euros* Airbus reiterates goal to sell 30 ...

A number of wing ribs are distributed along the wing – more than 40 on each wing of the Airbus A380 – and these run from the front to the back of the wing’s internal structure.

LONDON — Rolls-Royce engines on the world’s largest airliner malfunctioned four times before one of them disintegrated during flight last week, and aviation experts said Thursday that the ...

Airbus A380 aircraft operated by Qantas, Air France, Lufthansa, Singapore Air and Emirates to be inspected for potential wing cracks.

PARIS - Airbus found new cracks on metal brackets inside the wings of two A380 superjumbo jets after inspections launched following the 2010 incident in which a Qantas A380's engine disintegrated ...

Big buzz today about the news that the wings on the Airbus A380 have failed during testing, which led exaggerated headlines like “Airbus: On a wing ‘n a prayer?” in the Financial Times of ...

Two years after the world's largest jetliner rolled out of its Toulouse factory for the last time, Airbus is preparing to bring some A380 superjumbos back to their birthplace for wing inspections ...

The Airbus A380 was taxiing out to a runway when its left wingtip crashed into the tail of the regional jet, operated by Comair for Delta Air Lines and stopped on an intersecting taxiway, whipping ...

Airbus said efforts to lower the weight of the world’s largest airliner lay behind recent A380 wing cracks and pledged to learn from mistakes that lay dormant for a decade, as repair costs ...