Record #00048Technology archive
World's Largest Passenger Aircraft
Airbus confirms the A380 is the largest passenger plane ever built: 73 m long, nearly 80 m wingspan, carrying over 850 passengers in all-economy layout; the only full-length double-deck jet airliner.
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over850seats
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- Location
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- Start date
- 2007
- Record status
- Verified · current
Overview
Archive NoteThe A380 first flew on 27 April 2005, entered service in 2007, and has flown over 800,000 flights carrying 300M+ passengers.
All-economy layout seats 850+ (typical three-class 525); MTOW 575 tonnes, the greatest of any passenger airliner.
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1 Milestonesover 850 seats
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