Airbus A380 has two passenger deck, thus making it the biggest airliner so far. Its pre-production designation code was A3XX. The length of A380 is longer than the length of a football field.

Here’s the Airbus A380 Dimensions in metric terms:

• Overall length: 73 meters
• Height: 24,1 meters
• Fuselage diameter: 7,14 meters
• Maximum cabin width: 6,58 meters (main deck) and 5,92 meters (upper deck)
• Cabin length: 49,90 meters
• Wingspan: 79,8 meters (geometric)
• Wing area: 845 square meter (reference)
• Wing sweep: 33,5 degrees (25% chord)
• Wheelbase: 30,4 meters
• Wheel track: 14,3 meters

The plane has a total of three decks. The A380 has two staircase, a big staircase near the front of the airplanes, and a smaller one near the end, which are provided to enable the passenger to travel from one deck to another. Although the lower deck outfit is used for cargo, it can also be equipped to accommodate special passenger utilization. It is possible to furnish the lower deck to become sleeper cabins, a child care centre, or even a business center. It’s up to the airline on what they will use the lower deck for.

A380 total capacity is 840 passengers in one-class configuration and 555 passengers in three-class configuration. Compare to the airliner Boeing 747-400 dimensions, the A380 has thirty to fifty percent more seats to offer. A380 are able to fly as far as 10,000 miles non-stop. New engines are developed to lift up the 1,2 million pounds of the airplane’s weight for any kind of flight distance.

Ten carriers have expressed their interest to purchase this kind of jet bus. Incredibly, 66 planes were ordered right after its official launching on December 2000. The following airlines has ordered the A380: Air France, Federal Express, Emirates, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic and Singapore Airlines.

The production of the A380 planes started on January 23rd in 2002 and more orders were received from different airline companies. The Airbus A380 will be flown for the first time in commercial service by Singapore Airlines. 2007 would be the year. Some other commercial airlines also planning to fly the A380 into commercial service, which are Australian’s Qantas Airways, and UAE’s Emirates Airlines.   

Airbus official stated that A380 will be much more efficient than Boeing 747-400, despite its larger dimensions. Airbus stated that A380 will require less fuel by up to 20%, quieter flight, cheaper travel cost and more environment-friendly engines.

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