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As Airbus prioritised the work on the A380-800 over the A380F, [70] freighter orders were cancelled by FedEx [71] [72] and United Parcel Service, [73] or converted to A380-800 by Emirates and ILFC. [74] Airbus suspended work on the freighter version, but said it remained on offer, [75] albeit without a service entry date. [76]
Emirates operates the world's largest fleet of Airbus A380s. On 28 July 2008, Emirates received its first Airbus A380-800, registered A6-EDA, [38] and in August 2008, it became the second airline to fly the A380-800 after Singapore Airlines. [39] The airline uses its A380-800s for service to over 40 destinations.
The following is a list of current and former operators of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft. Emirates , one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates , is the largest operator as of December 2024 [update] , with 116 aircraft in their fleet.
Emirates is by far the largest operator of the double-decker plane, with a fleet of 118. Singapore Airlines is next with just 13. Airbus ended production of the A380 in 2021 — 18 years after it ...
Emirates is buying five Airbus A380s for $200 million after leasing them for 12 years, as airlines return to the superjumbo jet after the pandemic.
The A380-800 layout with 519 seats displayed (16 First, 92 Business and 411 Economy) The Airbus A380 features two full-length decks, each measuring 49.9 metres (164 ft). The upper deck has a slightly shorter usable length of 44.93 metres (147.4 ft) due to the front fuselage curvature and the staircase.
Lufthansa classifies its fleet as: long-haul for wide-body aircraft such as the Airbus A330/Airbus A340, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747, and Boeing 787 Dreamliner; medium-haul for narrow-body aircraft like the Airbus A320 and 737 families; and short-haul for regional jets like the Embraer E-Jets and the Bombardier CRJ-900. [26]
On the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777, these first-class suites are a world away from the cramped quarters of economy. Here’s what the elite are enjoying while the rest of us eat peanuts in the back ...