“For Airbus, its investment in the A3XX is greater than the sum of all investments it has made. For Boeing, the success of blunting the A3XX will determine whether it can maintain its dominant ...

Airbus pressed on. The project, which had been known until then as A3XX, was renamed A380 and it attracted an encouraging 50 initial orders from six airlines. “Boeing was making a lot of money ...

Airbus considered names like UHCA and HDB before settling on A3XX, though A380 was another potential option due to cross-section shape. The A380, despite being generously-sized and comfortable for ...

Boeing looked into stretching the 747, while Airbus decided to build a super-jumbo jet initially called the A3XX. In an LA Times article from 1995, analyst Bill Whitlow presciently noted ...

PARIS (AP) — Airbus Industrie announced Friday the launch of the long-awaited A3XX double-decker, a super-jumbo jet that would be the world's largest passenger plane and would create a ...

After clinching a deal today to sell six A3XX planes to Virgin Atlantic Airways , Airbus Industrie has reached the 50 orders it previously said it needed to launch its long-range, double-decker ...

Airbus A3XX launch customer Emirates is concerned about the design and marketing direction the manufacturer is using with the superjumbo program. The airline seeks design changes and a ...

Qantas Airways of Australia announced a US$4.6 billion passenger-jet purchase, including a dozen of Airbus Industrie's A3XX superjumbo jets, a move that gives Airbus the orders it says it needs to ...