NEW: Global Airlines, the British startup that flew a single Airbus A380 to New York in 2025, has been ordered into liquidation by the High Court in London, official public records show.
In June 2026, it was reported that the airline planned to launch direct flights from the UK to the Maldives before the end of the year.
After only four transatlantic flights, the single aircraft owned by the airline (operated by Hi Fly Malta) was placed into long-term storage in Tarbes, France on 16 July 2025, with no known return-to-service date.
NEW: Global Airlines, the British startup that flew a single Airbus A380 to New York in 2025, has been ordered into liquidation by the High Court in London, official public records show.
In June 2026, it was reported that the airline planned to launch direct flights from the UK to the Maldives before the end of the year.
After only four transatlantic flights, the single aircraft owned by the airline (operated by Hi Fly Malta) was placed into long-term storage in Tarbes, France on 16 July 2025, with no known return-to-service date.