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| A380 | |
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| An Emirates A380 on final approach to land at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | |
| Role | Wide-body, double-deck jet airliner |
| National origin | Multi-national[1] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus |
| First flight | 27 April 2005 |
| Introduction | 25 October 2007 with Singapore Airlines |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Emirates Singapore Airlines Qantas Lufthansa |
| Produced | 2004–present |
| Number built | 132 as of 31 May 2014[2] |
| Unit cost | US$414.4 million[3] (approx. €300 million or GB£248 million) (2014) |
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner, and many airports have upgraded their facilities to accommodate it because of its size. It was initially named Airbus A3XX and designed to challengeBoeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market. The A380 made its first flight on 27 April 2005 and entered commercial service in October 2007 withSingapore Airlines.
The A380's upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage, with a width equivalent to a wide-body aircraft. This gives the A380-800's cabin 478 square metres (5,145.1 sq ft) of floor space, which is 40% more than the next-largest airliner, the Boeing 747-8,[4] and provides seating for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in an all-economy class configuration. The A380-800 has a design range of 15,700 kilometres (8,500 nmi; 9,800 mi), sufficient to fly nonstop from Dubai to Los Angeles, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h, 560 mph or 490 kn at cruising altitude).
As of 31 May 2014, Airbus has received 324 firm orders and delivered 132 aircraft; Emirates has the most A380s on firm order with 140.[2]
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