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I would like to see absolute values for the fuel consumption, not “the Airbus A380 consumes 2.4 liters of kerosene per 100 passenger kilometers”. Nice try. But the world is bigger than that. 2001:41D0:FE50:F000:9EB7:DFF:FEB7:76EB (talk) 17:16, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

But that is an absolute value? Q ^{T C} 17:17, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, this Emirates (airline) image is too whitish. Replace it with ANA livery! BuddyHeigh (talk) 20:12, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please suggest an image to replace it with. However ANA only has 3 A380s, it's not a major user so shouldn't be represented by an image in the infobox, that would be Wp:UNDUE. Canterbury Tail talk 20:17, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Canterbury Tail is right, ANA only has 3 Airbus A380s. Therefore, they are not a major operator of the aircraft type. TG-article (talk to me) (contributions) 20:58, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I would like to propose to replace the image with this one. It's an Emirates A380 in the new livery, and is also in flight in the clean configuration.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Epilot787 (talk • contribs)

That image looks like an obvious copyright violation, which is of course not allowed. --McSly (talk) 00:23, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you McSly. Can I ask why it is a copyright violation? I took the photo myself. Epilot787 (talk) 01:36, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I found another copy of this elsewhere on the Internet (I won't say where to avoid outing), and in that context it appears genuine. However Epilot, I strongly recommend uploading a version with all of the metadata (except any personal information you might have embedded), which addresses concerns about scraping, which will always arise when metadata is scrubbed. Acroterion (talk) 01:45, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply Acroterion! I've uploaded a new copy of the image with all of the metadata. Epilot787 (talk) 02:54, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that tallies with what I saw elsewhere. Nice shot! I recommend a little cleanup with a third-party add-in to clean up some ghosting/blur, but it's nice as is, especially if you shot through a window. I gather you were on a parallel-ish course and shooting sideways? Acroterion (talk) 03:01, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I've already cleaned it up quite a bit since it was shot through a window. I think at this point you can find imperfections only when zooming in. Yes, it was shot on a parallel course and shooting sideways. Epilot787 (talk) 03:04, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New A380 Variant targeting low-cost carriers has been launched and it is called the A380LC. Then we should add '2025-' beside '2005-2021' at the end of the 'Produced' parameter. BuddyHeigh (talk) 12:21, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What is your source? Are you sure it isn't an April Fool? (similar to [1])? Rosbif73 (talk) 12:42, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• At this point an April Fools thing is more likely than a real design imo. -Fnlayson (talk) 13:44, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  No, I got it a source from a trusted news agency(not mentioning to prevent outing), and not a random social media reel you guys were expecting. Surely that one's not gonna do April fooling. Check it out yourselves. BuddyHeigh (talk) 15:15, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• This article from Simpleflying.com suggested it was an April Fool's day thing, FWIW. -Fnlayson (talk) 19:04, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How did they achieve the reduction in cabin noise? Add to footnote maybe? Viriditas (talk) 23:32, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Global airlines uses 1 a380 JustAnAvgeek (talk) 14:03, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello JustAnAvgeek, the operators are listed in the List_of_Airbus_A380_operators article and Global Airlines is mentioned there. --McSly (talk) 14:13, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Although the standard infobox format allows up to four operators, listing multiple "primary users" in the infobox suggests a balanced distribution of aircraft among these airlines, which is misleading. Emirates operates more than half of all Airbus A380s, while the next largest operators have only a fraction of that number. For accuracy and proportion, only Emirates should be listed in the infobox, and the full list of operators should appear in the article body. Daniel.9 (talk) 16:33, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree. There is no aircraft where the 4 permissable airlines (1 primary and 3 other) are balanced. Those four airlines are indeed the primary users. Note it's primary users not the plane is their primary aircraft. Canterbury Tail talk 16:44, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The top users (4 max) are supposed to be listed in the Infobox per Template:Infobox aircraft. -Fnlayson (talk) 21:10, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There's a lot of present-tense in the article, such as "the wings are manufactured", sections are shipped", "problem is considered to be minor and is not expected to affect operations". These need to be changed to were/was as appropriate. 110.174.159.234 (talk) 07:49, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

An aviation accident is an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until all such persons have disembarked, and in which (a) a person is fatally or seriously injured, (b) the aircraft sustains significant damage or structural failure, or (c) the aircraft goes missing or becomes completely inaccessible.

@Canterbury Tail reverted my edit where I changed "incidents" to "accidents and incidents" even though both Qantas Flight 32 and Air France Flight 066 were considered accidents because there was substantial damage. QF32 final report here and AF066 final report here both state that it was an accident and not an incident. As such, I will restore my revision. If you believe that these two occurrences were incidents instead then feel free to reply. Prothe1st (talk) 18:18, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No comment on either heading, but per MOS:SECTIONCAPS, the heading should use sentence case capitalisation. Fork99 (talk) 21:22, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There seems to be an error in the article about the AGS, Air Generation System. In the article it's defined as "Analysis Ground Station". I think that's incorrect and should be that the APU provides air for the Air Generation System for engine starting. If you look at the source for the RAT 70KVA rating, that's where they define it as Air Generation System, which makes more sense anyway. ~2025-34507-83 (talk) 14:18, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well spotted, and confirmed by the provided sourced. Now fixed. Thank you. 10mmsocket (talk) 14:30, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

...and as someone who has been inside an aircraft when it's 30 degrees Celsius outside and the APU is inoperable, it's very clear that the APU powers the AGS because it gets unbearable without air conditioning. 10mmsocket (talk) 14:32, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]