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It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner. 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. The then-designated A3XX project was presented in 1994 and Airbus launched the €9.5–billion ($10.7 ...
First multi-engine aircraft in serial production, Russky Vityaz development Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI: 1916 Bomber: 56: 24.168 yards (22.099 meters) 46.15 yards (42.20 meters) 11.613 tons: Largest WWI aircraft in regular service Tarrant Tabor: 1919 Bomber: 1: 24.38 yards (22.29 meters) 43.74 yards (40.00 meters) 19.97 tons: 4.1 t Crashed on first ...
The following is the list of purpose-built passenger jet ... Airliners of the World, ... ISBN 978-1847974976; Robert Jackson (2004), The Encyclopedia of Aircraft, ...
The Airbus A380-800 is the world's largest passenger aircraft with a maximum capacity of 853. It seats 193 more passengers than the Boeing 747-400.
The Airbus A380 superjumbo was supposed to be a game-changing icon, but its inefficient four engines proved to be one of its biggest downfalls. The world's largest passenger jet took flight for ...
The 747-8 is the world's longest currently-operational passenger airliner, surpassing the Airbus A340-600 by 3.1 ft (0.95 m). [ 118 ] [ 119 ] With a maximum take-off weight of 975,000 lb (442 t), [ 120 ] the 747-8 is the heaviest aircraft, commercial or military, manufactured in the U.S. [ 119 ]
As travel demands rise, and aircraft deliveries fall short, the company plans to bring the long-haul aircraft back next summer. German Airliner Will Return the World’s Largest Passenger Aircraft ...
Emirates is the world's largest Airbus A380 operator. Singapore Airlines was the first operator of the Airbus A380. All Nippon Airways was the last airline to begin ordering A380s. The following is a list of current and former operators of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft.