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Today, Airbus retired the Beluga ST5 aircraft after 25 years delivering plane parts around the world. Born to rival the Boeing-NASA Space Guppy and defy the old strapline that ‘every Airbus is delivered on the wings of a Boeing’, the white whale of the skies has been transporting Airbus parts around the globe since the […]
This Airbus pilot flew a Boeing 787 for the first time alongside an experienced captain and opened up about the polarizing experience. Airbus and Boeing have dominated skylines for generations, but each plane is vastly different. Between the two brands, the cockpit is the biggest change, with a variety of different controls and laws to […]
It’s not every day you see three widebody jets stacked in the sky like they’re part of a choreographed airshow routine, but that’s exactly what Emirates showcased during the 2025 Dubai Airshow. The airline’s Airbus A380, A350, and Boeing 777 took to the skies together, flying in a rare vertical formation over the UAE. The […]
The Pima Air & Space Museum is one of America’s biggest airplane museums
If you’ve ever zoomed in on the nose of an Airbus A350, you’ve probably noticed the little metal probes sticking out. They’re easy to miss at first, but once you see them, you can’t unsee them. Naturally, people start wondering what each one does and whether they’re all there for the same reason. As it […]
This specially-modified Airbus A350-1000 is set to achieve something remarkable. That is because it is about to host the longest flight in the world. The program, being rolled out by Australia’s Qantas Airways, will be groundbreaking. Because the flight in question will last 22 hours. DISCOVER SBX CARS: The global premium car auction platform powered by […]
The Queen of the Skies has some very big shoes to fill
After 33 years in the cockpit of an Airbus A380, retiring pilot Christian Pokorski was given a guard of honor before performing a breathtaking maneuver with passengers onboard. Having enjoyed a career escorting hundreds of thousands of passengers out of Germany and around the globe, this pilot wanted to go out in style. But, how […]
This pilot managed to perform the near-impossible in an Airbus A380. And he did so by landing the aircraft sideways during the course of a storm. Landing a plane isn’t exactly an easy feat at the best of times – let alone during gale-force winds. But, thanks to a technique known as ‘crabbing’, this pilot […]
As it turns out, you can’t simply tow a cargo plane down the highway
The aircraft represented Airbus’s greatest achievements
These are some of the best stories of 2025 from the aviation world