Aesthetics often don't factor into airlines' plane-buying decisions — safety, efficiency, and cost take priority. However, some of the most iconic aircraft feature distinctive exterior designs that ...

The video shows an extreme close-up view of the Airbus A380, revealing fine details around the cockpit and fuselage. It highlights design elements that are rarely seen from this distance on the ...

Airbus has long been known for its forward-thinking approach to avionics, and nowhere is that more evident than in the A320neo family. Introduced in 2016, the “neo” — for “new engine option” — wasn’t ...

Ever wondered what all those switches, dials and levers do in the cockpit of an airplane? We did too, so we asked a pilot. Gerhard Ramcke, of Latvian airline airBaltic, gave CNN Travel a tour of the ...

Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’s A320 may look similar to travellers — but to pilots, controls, cockpit feel, automation and ...

Airbus has developed a cockpit-training platform for the A320 family which is designed to support initial and recurrent training for pilots through mobile devices and cloud technology. It is planning ...

The widebody recovery has arrived with force, but the clearest transformation is happening not in the cabin or the cargo hold ...

It’s no secret that pilots on long-haul flights have access to private sleeping quarters that passengers never see, but it turns out there are more surprises hidden away inside a modern airliner, ...

Airbus is showing off an unusual vehicle—a truck fitted with basic A350 airliner controls—that it hopes can demonstrate how automated taxiing will make airports safer as concern grows over a spate of ...

Several pilot associations are sounding the alarm on Airbus’ proposal to move toward single-pilot operations in the cockpit. In an August 6 letter to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, Air Line Pilots ...

French planemaker Airbus is auctioning 500 pieces of a decommissioned A380 superjumbo aircraft. The jet is the 13th A380 Airbus made and flew for Emirates for 13 years from 2008 to 2021. Parts for ...