Will there ever be a plane bigger than the A380?

Will there ever be a plane bigger than the A380?

For now, the upper limit for current and proposed aircraft seems to be around the 400-seat mark. Many current A380s are likely to be phased out over the next decade, if not sooner. As such, it seems very unlikely that we will see another aircraft of its size any time soon.

Why the A380 was a big failure?

One reason commonly given for the A380’s failure is the move away from the ‘hub and spoke’ model of flying to direct, point-to-point flights. Historically, connecting travel was used to feed long haul routes.

Is the 777x bigger than the A380?

Whilst the Boeing 777-9 does very well with 414 seats onboard, the Airbus A380 dominates with over 500 seats. Even looking at a 3 class variation, the A380 just has way more room. This is due to the plane being double-decked, fitting in roughly twice the space on board.

Why are airlines not using A380?

But fast forward a year, and the A380’s hefty size and steep operational costs had no place in the pandemic’s minimal, cost-efficient international flight schedules. Thanks to Covid-19, most of the world’s A380 fleet were grounded.

Did Airbus lose money on the A380?

End of production However, the $445 million price tag of each aircraft was not sufficient to even cover the production cost, so with Airbus losing money on each A380, and orders evaporating, it made economic sense to shut down production.

Did the A380 lose money?

End of production However, the $445 million price tag of each aircraft was not sufficient to even cover the production cost, so with Airbus losing money on each A380, and orders evaporating, it made economic sense to shut down production. In September 2020, Airbus completed assembly of the final A380 fuselage.

Why does 747 have a hump?

Hence the engineers went for a second deck that housed the cockpit in the Boeing 747-100. Because of aerodynamics, the cockpit level had to rise and slope back down to the main fuselage, giving us the iconic hump.

Will there be an Airbus A380-900 stretch?

With the launch of the NEO program for the A320, Airbus returned to plans of the Airbus A380 stretch. They proposed that, once they had developed an A380 neo and improved the fuel efficiency of the aircraft, they would also offer the A380-900. Airbus has already designed a better A380-800.

What is the last variant of the A380?

The last variant is a combination of multiple different concepts to increase the range or capacity of the A380. Airbus proposed that they could easily stretch the fuselage of the aircraft as they did with the A320 series. The A380 wing was created in mind for a bigger fuselage one day.

What went wrong with the Airbus A380?

The first is the delays. Airbus ran into some production problems with the passenger version of the A380 (a far more popular model) and it kept pushing back the A380 freighter version. Impatient clients decided that they would rather order an aircraft already in production than sit around for Airbus to get it built.

What is the story behind the A380’s design?

The story of the A380’s design begins back in the early 90s. Airbus had just completed the A330 and A340 designs and was riding high on a wave of consumer confidence. Looking at the market for inspiration for their next cutting-edge design, Airbus noticed several things: