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The Airbus A380 is a very large wide-body airliner, developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long-haul market. The then-designated A3XX ...
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.
Length Span MTOW Capacity Notes Ilya Muromets: 1913 airliner/bomber: 85+ 19.13 yards (17.49 meters) 32.58 yards (29.79 meters) 4.527 tons: Pax: 16: First multi-engine aircraft in serial production, Russky Vityaz development Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI: 1916 Bomber: 56: 24.168 yards (22.099 meters) 46.15 yards (42.20 meters) 11.613 tons: Largest WWI ...
Emirates is the world's largest Airbus A380 operator. Singapore Airlines was the first operator of the Airbus A380. All Nippon Airways was the last airline to begin ordering A380s. The following is a list of current and former operators of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft.
A380-861 14 December 2007 GP7270 Engine Alliance: 322.44 kN / 74,735 lb 19 April 2007 29 December 2005 A380-863F NA GP7277 Engine Alliance 357.15 kN / 80,290 lb 19 April 2007 29 December 2005 A380-941 NA Trent 980-84 Rolls-Royce 374.09 kN / 84,098 lb 29 October 2004 4 December 2006
Geographically, Logan Airport is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Back Bay, a short distance with respect to other airports similarly sized and metropolitan areas served. [91] Located on Route 1A , the airport is accessed from I-93 through the Sumner and Callahan Tunnels , and I-90 / Massachusetts Turnpike through the Ted Williams Tunnel .
By comparison the LZ 18 airship, which flew the same year, was 158 metres (518 ft) long (the envelope had a capacity of 270,000 m 3 (9,500,000 cu ft)) and an empty weight of 20 tonnes. The Beardmore Inflexible of 1928 had a wingspan of 157 ft 6 in (48.01 m) and an all up weight of 37,000 lbs. However, it was underpowered for such a heavy aircraft.
Originally at a length of 2.75 km, it has been lengthened to 4 km to handle larger commercial passenger aircraft. Almost 40 km of new taxiways were built to connect the runway with the main airport. New facilities such as navigation aids, airfield lighting systems and a fire station were included.