Premier avion-avion-avion-avion « Super Jumbo » de British Airways en configuration d'atterrissage. Le BA A380 G-XLEA a été le premier à être mis en service
4059 x 2690 px | 34,4 x 22,8 cm | 13,5 x 9 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
20 juillet 2013
Lieu:
RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner. It is the world's largest passenger airliner; many airports have upgraded their facilities to accommodate it because of its size. Initially named Airbus A3XX, Airbus designed the aircraft to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market; the A380 made its first flight on 27 April 2005 and began commercial service in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines. The A380's upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage, with a width equivalent to a wide-body aircraft. This gives the A380-800's cabin 478 square metres (5, 145.1 sq ft) of floor space; with 49% more floor space than the next-largest airliner, the Boeing 747-8, the cabin provides seating for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in all-economy class configurations. The A380-800 has a design range of 15, 700 kilometres (8, 500 nmi; 9, 800 mi), sufficient to fly from New York to Hong Kong, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h or 560 mph; 490 kn at cruising altitude). As of July 2013, Airbus has received 262 firm orders and delivered 106 aircraft. The A380's arrival follows the delivery for BA last week of two Boeing Dreamliner aircraft. BA is currently spending £10bn to upgrade its long-haul fleet. The first commercial flights are due to begin in autumn 2013. The Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger plane. BA has orders for 12 A380s and 42 Dreamliners to be delivered over the next 10 years. It also has bought six new Boeing 777-300ERs and 18 Airbus A350 aircraft. Singapore Airlines was the first carrier to operate an A380, with its first flight taking place in October 2007. Virgin Atlantic is due to take the first of the six A380s it has ordered in 2018.
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