Fleet efficiency is the last point. An A380 can only be used on select routes; it has to be a very popular route and between ...

If you have taken a relatively recent flight inside the U.S., chances are pretty strong it was either on board a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320, the two best-selling commercial airplanes in the world.

Intended as the long-haul aviation work-horse for the 21st century, the Airbus A380 has proven oversized and too costly for the current passenger market. The airplane is now no longer being ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. The Airbus A380 made its first commercial flight in 2007.