Airbus A380

Airbus A380 vs Boeing 747

2011-11-10T04:23:00.000-08:00

Airbus A380 vs 747

Airbus A380 interior

2011-10-25T12:28:00.001-07:00

Airbus A380 interior

A380 interior

Airbus A380 pictures

2011-10-25T12:28:00.000-07:00

Airbus A380

Airbus A380 800

2011-09-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

Airbus A380 800

A380 800

A380 800 Emirates

A380 800 interior

How Airbus A380 works?

2011-08-24T02:00:00.000-07:00

The greatest

The Airbus A380 is indeed a giant. His wing span is 79.8 meters, it is 73 meters long and its maximum takeoff weight is over 540 tons.
Although it is the largest passenger plane ever made, it is not the largest aircraft in the world. That honor belongs to the An-225 Mriya, by the Ukrainian Antonov.

A plane this size can carry hundreds more passengers than today's airliners. The Airbus A380 double-decker passenger (with a lower level to load) could be designed for a single-class configuration and have a capacity of over 840 passengers.
However, as Airbus did not have this goal, the aircraft was designed for a three-class configuration accommodating 555 passengers. This still represents a remarkable progress in relation to the 416 passengers can be transported on the Boeing 747-400, the former leader in passenger capacity.

Internal arrangement

The Airbus A380 area for passengers (with two floors and twin-aisle) offers a whole new level of comfort on long distance trips.
In the roomier two-story passenger of Airbus A380, the seats and aisles are larger than the conventional. The first class seats turn into beds. The lower deck is designed for rest areas, spaces for business meetings and bars.

The Airbus A380 has a structure composed of 25% of plastic reinforced with carbon fiber material that makes the plane more resistant and at the same time lighter. Unlike most jumbo jets, which have high levels of noise, the A380 was produced with special shock absorbers that reduce engine noise. All this proves the efficiency and cutting edge technology used in the construction of the jet.

Airbus A380 Youtube videos

2011-08-05T10:51:00.000-07:00

Airbus A380 Youtube videos

Airbus A380 cockpit

2011-06-15T12:12:00.000-07:00

Airbus A380 cockpit

A380 cockpit

Impressive 360 degree view of the Airbus A380 cockpit

Airbus beats Boeing

2011-05-21T12:04:00.000-07:00

Airbus sold fewer planes than Boeing in September, but retained a huge advantage over the competitor in the year.

Boeing, in turn, sold 530 aircraft between January and September, Sales include 46 new orders in September.

The Airbus was highlighted this year with a renewed version of the A320, with only one corridor, which will offer fuel economy.

Analysts, however, say that Boeing should return to the lead in the race for orders after accepting a reform to the top-selling 737.

On Thursday, Airbus said it does not expect any impact of the debt crisis in Europe on orders and reiterated its forecast of 3.5 trillion dollars worth of aircraft orders over the next 20 years

Lufthansa will buy more Airbus A380

2011-04-02T11:51:00.000-07:00

The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG gave the green light to buy 12 more aircraft to meet the needs of the entire group. Will be purchased two Airbus A380, one A330-300s, four A320s and five E-195, the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer.

"The moderate expansion of the Lufthansa fleet is mainly due to the need for the modernization and consolidation of the European fleet in the short term. Along with the aircraft already requested to be added to the fleet in coming years, we have more opportunities to respond selectively and flexibly fluctuations in demand or market changes, "said Christoph Franz, CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.

The Airbus A380 in the short term will be used in long distance flights, and five E-jets will reinforce the company's regional operations. Deliveries will begin in 2012, and the investment is approximately 1.3 billion euros.

Airbus A380 is huge

2011-03-15T11:01:00.000-07:00

The double-deck Airbus A380, is so huge thet it has 220 windows

Able to hold 526 passengers, it's the world's largest airplane, and it only lands in five U.S. airports: Miami, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Airbus A380 history

2011-01-14T05:17:00.000-08:00

Airbus A380 history

The Airbus A380 was designed and built by Airbus SAS (EADS Systems), is the largest commercial airliner in history. The plane, often called superjumbo, made its maiden flight on April 27, 2005 in Toulouse, France.
The A380 took more than ten years and about 12 billion euros to develop.

The certification of the Airbus A380 was taken on December 12, 2006 issued by the FAA and EASA, performed by seven aircraft certification schemes in the ground and in flight, completed in November 30, 2006, and led by 800 test pilots from Airbus and buying companies, and began commercial flights in the last quarter of 2007.
The first airline company to have an Airbus A380 is Singapore Airlines.

The giant airplane made its maiden flight in late April 2006, and was the star of the Paris Air Show, in Le Ourget airfield on the outskirts of Paris (France).

September 4, 2006 - An A380 with 474 employees of EADS made its first flight with passengers leaving and returning to the city of Toulouse in France in order to verify the in-flight services.

The A380's maiden flight took place on 25 October 2007 between Singapore and Sydney.
It takeoff from Changi Airport at 08:16 (01:16 GMT), with 455 passengers aboard, and landed in Sydney at 8:23 (GMT).
Singapore Airlines sell the tickets in a charity auction and donated nearly two million dollars for Lung Cancer Association of Singapore, children's hospitals in Sydney and to the ONG, Doctors Without Borders.

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