Emirates renews A380 Lufthansa Technik Philippines

Lufthansa Technik and Emirates renew A380 maintenance deal

Lufthansa Technik and Emirates have reinforced their long-standing A380 base maintenance agreement. Under the new multi-year contract, Lufthansa Technik Philippines, the global MRO provider’s Asian centre of excellence for widebody base maintenance, will continue carrying out heavy checks on Emirates’ A380s until 2030. The programme is already under way at Lufthansa Technik Philippines’ existing maintenance […]

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Lufthansa modernises the Business Class of its largest aircraft, the A380

Lufthansa launches major A380 cabin upgrade

MRO & Production

Lufthansa is undertaking the most extensive fleet renewal in its history while simultaneously modernising the cabin interiors of its largest aircraft, the Airbus A380. As part of this programme, the Boeing 747-8 and Airbus A350-900 will also be fitted with new seats across all travel classes. The conversion initiative, known in aviation as a “retrofit”,

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Qantas completes return of A380 to service

Aircraft & Engines

Qantas has welcomed its tenth and final Airbus A380 back to Sydney after nearly six years in storage, marking the largest maintenance check in the airline’s 105-year history. The aircraft, named after Qantas co-founder Paul McGinness, will serve as an operational spare over the Christmas period and, from January 1, 2026, will increase international capacity

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Collins Aerospace and Emirates expand main landing gear MRO services for the A380 aircraft

Collins Aerospace, Emirates broaden landing gear MRO partnership

MRO & Production

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, and Emirates, the world’s largest international airline by revenue passenger kilometres, have expanded their comprehensive long-term agreement for maintenance, repair, and overhaul services on the main landing gear of Emirates’ A380 fleet. The amended agreement introduces an enhanced support programme that increases overhaul service availability, ensuring smoother and more reliable

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Amedeo completes sale of two A380s to Emirates

Aircraft & Engines

Amedeo has disclosed the successful closing of the sale of two Airbus A380-861 aircraft to Emirates. These transactions mark the first stage of a broader four-aircraft agreement, with the remaining closings scheduled to take place in the fourth quarter of 2025, upon the conclusion of their respective lease terms. This achievement underscores Amedeo’s continued ability

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VAS has been tapped by Airbus to manage teardown of three A380 aircraft © Airbus

VAS to manage teardown of three Airbus A380 aircraft

MRO & Production

VAS Aero Services (VAS), a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, has been selected by Airbus to oversee the dismantling and redistribution of used serviceable material (USM) from three Airbus A380 aircraft being retired from service. This partnership reinforces VAS’s growing reputation as a specialist in large aircraft teardown operations, particularly for the

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On April 30, Lufthansa will start flights to Denver with an Airbus A380 aircraft © Lufthansa

Lufthansa starts A380 flights to Denver

Airlines & Routes

Lufthansa will be flying to Denver, Colorado, (U.S.A.) for the first time with the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, making Denver the sixth destination for the aircraft. The first flight is scheduled for April 30, 2025. There will be a daily flight from Munich to Denver International Airport located at the foot of

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The second A380 arrives in Baja, Portugal, for maintenance at MESA – Maintenance & Engineering © Mesa

Second Airbus A380 arrives at MESA in Portugal for maintenance

MRO & Production

MESA – Maintenance & Engineering has received its second Airbus A380 for maintenance services at its state-of-the-art facility in Beja, Portugal. The Global Airlines Airbus A380-841, registered as 9H-GLOBL, was ferried by Hi Fly on a 1,240-nautical-mile journey from Dresden, Germany. This milestone highlights MESA’s growing expertise with the Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial

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Hi Fly has successfully ferried Global Airlines’ A380 from Germany to Portugal © Hi Fly

Hi Fly ferries first Global Airlines’ A380 to Portugal

Other News

The Hi Fly team has successfully ferried the first Global Airlines Airbus A380-841, registered as 9H-GLOBL, from Dresden, Germany, to Beja, Portugal, over a distance of 1,240 nautical miles. The three-hour journey was commanded by Carlos Mirpuri, Vice-Chairman of the Hi Fly Group, who had previously led similar missions, including flights from Mojave Desert Airport

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The Qantas A380 arrived on January 14, in Dresden for maintenance work

Elbe Flugzeugwerke welcomes Qantas A380 for maintenance work

MRO & Production

Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) has announced the arrival of a Qantas Airbus A380 in Dresden on January 14. The aircraft is arriving for maintenance work (MRO), an area in which EFW is one of the few global experts. The A380 will be flown by a crew of four pilots, accompanied by additional crew members, travelling

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Lufthansa Technik and Emirates renew A380 maintenance deal

Lufthansa launches major A380 cabin upgrade

Qantas completes return of A380 to service

Collins Aerospace, Emirates broaden landing gear MRO partnership

Amedeo completes sale of two A380s to Emirates

VAS to manage teardown of three Airbus A380 aircraft

Lufthansa starts A380 flights to Denver

Second Airbus A380 arrives at MESA in Portugal for maintenance

Hi Fly ferries first Global Airlines’ A380 to Portugal

Elbe Flugzeugwerke welcomes Qantas A380 for maintenance work

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