British Airways (BA) welcomed its first Airbus A380 jet, the world's biggest commercial aircraft, on Thursday, part of a $15 billion upgrade to top-of-the-range planes that it hopes will give it a boost in the lucrative market for long-haul business …

Those aboard the BA plane will be flying on an aircraft that is 79ft high, with wings that are 54% larger than those of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The A380 also has 50% more floor space than the Boeing 747 yet is 50% quieter on take-off. Many who have …

Turbulence over Boeing's £150m flagship Dreamliner jet continued after the first European carrier to operate the 787 aircraft reported glitches. The Polish airline LOT said it cancelled a Dreamliner flight on Tuesday because the aircraft had “problems …

FlyDubai, which operates an all-Boeing Co. (BA) fleet, said there's an “open race” between the U.S. manufacturer and European rival Airbus SAS (EAD) to supply it with 50 narrow-body aircraft worth $5 billion at list prices. The discount carrier, which …

Jakarta – Untuk pertama kalinya, Indonesia segera kedatangan pesawat kepresidenan resmi. Pesawat kepresidenan jenis Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) II ini siap dipakai oleh Presiden RI Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) mulai Agustus 2013 nanti.

"Nah untuk yang nanti Boeing Business Jet II itu tergantung pemerintah apakah mau menyerahkan ke Garuda Indonesia untuk operasionalnya atau memang ingin mengelola sendiri," jelas sumber di Garuda Indonesia dalam sambungan teleponnya.

RIO DE JANEIRO – The son of Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cyclist. The 21-year-old Thor Batista hit the cyclist last year while driving his Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at night through …

Though less fashionable than contemporary art, the market for historic works is attracting billionaire trophy hunters. The most desirable Old Masters have a reputation for being a more stable store of value than 21st-century pieces. New buyers are …

SAO PAULO — Eike Batista's $30bn reversal of fortune is eroding the net worth of fellow Brazilian billionaire Andre Esteves. Mr Esteves's wealth has shed $1.3bn since Grupo BTG Pactual, the firm he founded, agreed in March to support Mr Batista's …