An airbus a380 front and a boeing 747 400 at sydney airport australia in 2015 photo by brendon thorne bloomberg via getty images building it almost proved too much for airbus a380s are built in toulouse france but their parts come from all over europe and beyond.
Airbus a380 rooms.
Passenger capacity varies with the seat configuration chosen.
The airbus a380 has two full length decks of 49 9 metres 164 ft though the upper deck has a slightly reduced usable length of 44 93 metres 147 4 ft due to the curvature of the front fuselage and the front staircase.
The width of the main deck and upper deck measures 6 50 metres 21 3 ft and 5 80 metres 19 0 ft respectively.
Airbus launched the 9 5 billion 10 7 billion a380 programme on 19 december 2000.
Today s commercial jets are truly globalized products.
Locked off from the rest of the cabin they have their own toilet as well as two private rooms containing beds and armchairs.
The airbus a380 s cockpit is a very private space for pilots.
Flying with the a380 is a unique experience that introduces passengers to new standards of in flight comfort from first class to economy.
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 airbus a380 is a wide body aircraft manufactured by airbus it is the world s largest passenger airliner.
Introducing the a380 flying palace literally designed for a king.
Passing these rooms we got the chance to sit down in the surprisingly cozy cockpit.