Aircraft / Airbus
Airbus A380
A wide-body jet airliner from Airbus, first flown in 2005. It typically seats about 525 passengers and can fly up to 14,800 km.
- Maker
- Airbus
- Family
- A380
- First flight
- 2005
- Typical seats
- 525
- Range
- 14,800 km7,991 nmi
- Length
- 72.7 m
- Engines
- 4 × jet
- Body
- Wide-body
- ICAO type code
- A388
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Test yourself
1Does the A380 fly further or less far than the 767-300ER?
The A380 flies up to 14,800 km, 3,730 km further than the 767-300ER.
2Does the A380 seat more or fewer passengers than the 777-9?
The A380 typically seats 525, 99 more than the 777-9.
3Did the A380 first fly later or earlier than the 777-200ER?
The A380 first flew in 2005, 9 years later than the 777-200ER.
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