The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F operated by UPS Airlines that tragically crashed on Tuesday evening at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) was a relic by comparison to most commercial planes in service today.

Fifty years ago Wednesday, Europe began to challenge the US monopoly on building commercial airliners with the development of the Airbus A300. Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of CNET since 2003, he reviewed the first iPhone and ...

Mon, Oct 13, 2025 A DHL Airbus A300 plane sustained a tail strike while attempting to land at London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday (October 12). As seen in dramatic footage captured by aviation live streamer BigJetTV,

Airbus is to close its A300 and A310 production line next year, marking the first time the European airframer has phased out one of its aircraft models. It follows diminishing demand for the jets and Airbus’s desire to focus attention and resources on ...

LYON, FRANCE—UPS has signed a contract with Airbus for the retrofit upgrade of all of the cargo airline’s 52 A300-600 freighters. Honeywell is the provider of the avionics suite. Prime integrator Airbus expects certification of the Airbus 300-600 ...