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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 ...
Year Last Delivery Current Retired Notes All Nippon Airways: 2019 2021 3 — Last "new" customer to order the A380. Asiana Airlines: 2014 2016 6 — To be retired sometime in the 2020s. [2] British Airways: 2013 2016 12 — Emirates: 2008 2021 116 7 World's largest operator. Etihad Airways: 2014 2018 7 3 Korean Air: 2011 2014 7 3 To be retired ...
6. Passengers aboard a TriStar jetliner. Each passenger in this photo has approximately seven square feet of space. (1967)
In aviation, the flight length or flight distance refers to the distance of a flight. ... Airbus A350, Airbus A380, Boeing 747, and Boeing 787 Dreamliner; ...
Aviation accounts for 2.5% of worldwide carbon emissions; tourist emissions account for 9% of the global total, and they've grown by 3.5% per year between 2009 and 2019. Increased demand means ...
In June 2008, work began on building the new three-storey International Pier; it was officially opened on 9 September 2009. As part of the airport's 70th anniversary, the airport welcomed the Airbus A380 as the first user of the pier. The special service was the first commercial A380 flight in the UK outside London Heathrow Airport. The new ...