Emirates Airlines has begun its Los Angeles service, marking the first non-stop operation connecting Dubai to Los Angeles. The airline is flying its Boeing 777-200LR on the route, offering 266 seats in a three class configuration and providing up to 10 tonnes of cargo capacity.

Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia and the nation’s largest carrier, launched commercial service of its new Airbus A380 Superjumbo, the world’s largest passenger airliner, on October 20, 2008.
Air France, the biggest airline of Europe, will discontinue from November 6, 2008, its flights between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the United States, and London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR).