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Singapore Airlines Flying More Boeing Jets To Make Up For Grounded A380

Singapore Airlines is using more Boeing 747-400 and 777 jets to maintain its schedule after the grounding of the airline’s A380 fleet.  Singapore grounded its fleet of Airbus A380s after the un-contained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on a Qantas A380 on a flight from Indonesia to Sydney.  The engine disintegrated in flight [...]

Air France Adding A380 Paris-Montreal Service

Beginning in May 2011, Air France will begin A380 service between Montreal and Paris CDG.  This will be the fourth destination being served by the Airbus Super jumbo A380.  Currently AF A380s serve Paris from New York City, Tokyo, and Johannesburg.  In Air France’s configuration the A380 seats 538 passengers.  The Airbus A380 is a [...]