A startup airline with an Airbus A380 is making its first official flight across the Atlantic

A startup airline with an Airbus A380 is making its first official flight across the Atlantic

Global Airlines' A380 took off from Glasgow on Thursday morning.Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe first official flight for Global Airlines' Airbus A380 took off on Thursday.James Asquith's startup has attracted many critics who doubted whether it would ever take to the skies.Global has to contend with a competitive market and develop a more refined offering.It's taken several years, but Global Airlines finally took to the ski…

Founded in 2023, the new British company has officially taken off. Its first flight with some 500 passengers on board left Glasgow (Scotland) on Thursday, May 15, 2025 for New York. Discover, in...

Global Airlines first flight from Glasgow Airport to New York to take off - what time, when is next flight, how much are tickets, can you book future departures?

The new Global Airlines will be seeing its first flight take off from Glasgow Airport to New York imminently.

I recognize that when I first heard about Global Airlines’ plans to offer transatlantic flights using Airbus A380 purchased secondhand flights I never thought they would get it. However, the first of those flights took place on the 15th between Glasgow and New York’s JFK airport. The return trip will take place on the 19th. And they have at least another round-trip flight scheduled between Manchester and JFK between 21st and 25th. James Asquith’…

First of two Global Airlines special flights takes-off

UK start-up Global Airlines has completed the first in a series of two special transatlantic flights on its Airbus A380. As Global Airlines does not yet have an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) the flights are being flown by Hi-Fly Malta on behalf of Global Airlines and operated as HFM380. The first flight took off from Glasgow (GLA/EGPF) yesterday bound for New York’s JFK airport where it will stay on the ground before making a return leg on the…

Global Airlines' A380 completes its first revenue flight

After much anticipation, Global Airlines finally completed its first revenue flight on May 15. The new British airline,… The post Global Airlines’ A380 completes its first revenue flight appeared first on Air Data News.