Airbus studies started in 1988 and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the boeing 747 in the long haul market.
Airbus a380 rooms.
Airbus launched the 9 5 billion 10 7 billion a380 programme on 19 december 2000.
An airbus a380 front and a boeing 747 400 at sydney airport australia in 2015 photo by brendon thorne bloomberg via getty images building it almost proved too much for airbus a380s are built in toulouse france but their parts come from all over europe and beyond.
Introducing the a380 flying palace literally designed for a king.
The then designated a3xx project was presented in 1994.
The airbus a380 has two full length decks of 49 9 metres 164 ft though the upper deck has a slightly reduced usable length of 44 93 metres 147 4 ft due to the curvature of the front fuselage and the front staircase.
Locked off from the rest of the cabin they have their own toilet as well as two private rooms containing beds and armchairs.
The airbus a380 is a wide body aircraft manufactured by airbus it is the world s largest passenger airliner.
The width of the main deck and upper deck measures 6 50 metres 21 3 ft and 5 80 metres 19 0 ft respectively.
Passenger capacity varies with the seat configuration chosen.
As the world s largest and most spacious passenger aircraft its cabin allows travellers to stretch out in the widest seats in a calm and relaxing environment.
We have covered many different types of the airbus a380 from the a380 freighter variant to the a380 plus or neo depending what decade you re in but we have never talked about the proposed private airbus a380 yes you read that right an entire a380 just for one person and their guests.
The airbus a380 s cockpit is a very private space for pilots.