Aircraft passenger aircraft airplane a380. Airbus launched the 95 billion 107 billion a380 programme on 19 december 2000. Like boeings 787 and airbus own a350 series airplanes with half the number of engines tend to be cheaper to. The worlds biggest passenger plane the a380 is dead. The airbus a380 is the worlds largest passenger airliner a wide body aircraft manufactured by airbusairbus studies started in 1988 and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the boeing 747 in the long haul market.
While the a380 800 is certified for up to 868 passengers in a one class configuration 538 on the main deck and 330 on the upper airbus references a comfortable three class 544 passenger configuration in their marketing material. Upper deck boarding provides an additional possibility to offer passengers customized services. Lufthansas first class cabin on the airbus a380. The a3xx project was presented in 1994.
Passenger capacity varies with the seat configuration chosen by the operating airline. The a380 is always capable of offering innovative concepts to improve airline branding. Production was slated for the first freighter model but it was suspended until delays on the more popular passenger plane could be settled. Watch our captain give a tour of the airbus a380 flight deck and explain how the worlds largest passenger aircraft flies.
The ground servicing equipment for the a380 has been in service since the aircraft began commercial flights and is compatible with other wide body aircraft. According to world airline news lufthansa will sell six a380 aircraft and replace them with 20 boeing 787 9 aircraft and 20 airbus a350 900 aircraft. It was only after a few years of grinding through the backlog of a380 orders that airbus quietly removed the design from their website and essentially shut down the program. As the worlds largest and most spacious passenger aircraft its cabin allows travellers to stretch out in the widest seats in a calm and relaxing environment.
With the unparalleled freedom it gives passengers to move about the aircraft its no surprise that the a380 is a favourite in all cabin classes. Watch our captain give a tour of the airbus a380 flight deck and. Heres what killed it. Emirates operates more airbus a380 aircraft the worlds largest passenger plane than any other airline.