Role Wide-body airliner
National origin Multi-national
Manufacturer Airbus
First flight 27 April 2005
Introduction 25 October 2007 with Singapore AirlinesStatus In service
Primary users Emirates
Singapore Airlines
British Airways
Qantas
Produced 2003–2021
Number built 254 (including 3 test aircraft)
In mid-1988, Airbus engineers led by Jean Roeder began work in secret on the development of an ultra-high-capacity airliner (UHCA), both to complete its own range of products and to break the dominance that Boeing had enjoyed in this market segment since the early 1970s with its 747.[3]: 7 McDonnell Douglas unsuccessfully offered its double-deck MD-12 concept for sale.[4][5] Lockheed was exploring the possibility for a Very Large Subsonic Transport.[6] Roeder was given approval for further evaluations of the UHCA after a formal presentation to the President and CEO in June 1990.
The full-length double-deck aircraft has a typical seating for 525 passengers, with a maximum certified capacity for 853 passengers. The quadjet is powered by Engine Alliance GP7200 or Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofans providing a range of 8,000 nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi). As of December 2021, the global A380 fleet had completed more than 800,000 flights over 7.3 million block hours with no fatalities and no hull losses. As of December 2022, there were 237 aircraft in service with 16 operators worldwideCeiling
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