Aircraft / Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is a very large long-range wide-body quadjet airliner, developed and produced by Airbus SE, a European multinational aerospace manufacturer headquartered at Blagnac (Toulouse), France. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner.
The A380 project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long-haul market. The type made its first flight on 27 April 2005, and achieved certification in 2006. The A380 was initially offered in two models - the Airbus A380-800 passenger airliner and the Airbus A380F freighter - but ultimately the A380F program was cancelled by 2013, leaving the A380-800 as the only variant to ever see deliveries. Two stretched versions (A380-900 and A380plus), a newer generation A380neo variant, and an A380 Combi option were also proposed, but none made it beyond the drawing board.
Production of the A380 ended in 2021, after 254 examples were built. As of late 2022, 237 of the aircraft were still in active service with carriers in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. Although there have been proposals to make after-market passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions for the A380, to date no such programs have reached the certification stage. Business jet conversion programs also exist, but currently there are no such aircraft in operation.
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Stats
Stats displayed are for the Airbus A380-800 passenger quadjet aircraft.
Name: Airbus A380-800
Final Assembly Lines: Toulouse, France
Role: Four Engine Long Range Range Jet Airliner
First Introduction: 25 October 2007
Status: Out of Production; In Service
Cockpit Crew: Two
Seating: 362-853; 575 standard
Engines: 4 x Rolls-Royce Trent 970-84/970B-84
Cruise Speed: 488 knots (903 km/h; 561 mph)
Range: 8000 nmi (14,800 km; 9200 mi)