Airbus A380

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The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner that is the world's largest passenger aircraft, designed for long-haul, high-capacity flights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf double-deck aircraft
four-engine jet aircraft
long-haul airliner
wide-body jet airliner
assemblyLocation Toulouse, France
cabinConfiguration single-class
three-class
two-class
cargoVariantPlanned A380F
cargoVariantStatus A380F cancelled
certificationAuthority EASA
FAA
competesWith Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-8
countryOfOrigin European Union
designedFor high-capacity routes
long-haul flights
designFeature advanced composite materials
fly-by-wire controls
full-length double-deck cabin
distinction world's largest passenger airliner
engineCount 4
engineOption Engine Alliance GP7200
Rolls-Royce Trent 900
engineType turbofan
enteredServiceWith Singapore Airlines
finalCustomer Emirates
finalDeliveryDate 2021-12-16
firstDeliveryDate 2007-10-15
firstDeliveryRecipient Singapore Airlines
firstFlight 2005-04-27
hasVariant Airbus A380-800
height 24.09 m
iataAircraftTypeCode 388
icaoTypeDesignator A388
introduced 2007-10-25
landingGearConfiguration four main landing gear bogies plus nose gear
largestOperator Emirates
largestOperatorFleetSize over 100 aircraft
length 72.72 m
manufacturer Airbus
Airbus SE
marketSegment very large aircraft
maximumCruiseSpeed 0.89 Mach
maximumSeatingCapacity 853
maximumTakeoffWeight 575 t
575000 kg
nickName Superjumbo
notableOperator Air France
Asiana Airlines
British Airways
China Southern Airlines
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Korean Air
Lufthansa
Qantas
Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines
numberOfDecks 2
primaryRole passenger airliner
primaryVariant A380-800
productionEnd 2021
productionStart 2003
programAnnouncementEvent Farnborough Airshow 2000
programLaunchYear 2000
range 15200 km
8200 nmi
status in service
successorTo Boeing 747 in capacity role
tailFinManufacturingLocation Hamburg, Germany
typicalCruiseSpeed 0.85 Mach
typicalSeatingCapacity 555
wingManufacturingLocation Broughton, Wales
wingspan 79.75 m


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