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Airbus A380 Family

The Airbus A380 is a full-length double-deck four-engine wide-body aircraft built for very high-capacity long-haul routes and slot-constrained airports.

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Overview

The Airbus A380 is a full-length double-deck four-engine wide-body aircraft built for very high-capacity long-haul routes and slot-constrained airports.

Advantages

  • Unmatched passenger capacity among production airliners.
  • Excellent passenger space for premium layouts.
  • Useful at slot-constrained hub airports.

Limitations

  • Four-engine operating cost and very large capacity limit route flexibility.
  • Secondary market and freighter prospects are limited.
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Identification

Key terms

Technical features

  • Connects model suffixes, airline maintenance strategy, and performance limits.
  • Important for aircraft identification and fleet comparison.

Advantages

  • Helps explain range, payload, noise, and fuel-burn differences.

Limitations

  • Public data may omit thrust derates or later engine swaps.
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Aircraft line

FamilyAirbus A380 Family

Explore models

A380-800Engine family: Engine Alliance GP7200 / Rolls-Royce Trent 900View entryA380F plannedEngine family: GP7200View entryA400M AtlasEngine family: TP400View entry
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Technical notes

Technical notes

  • The A380-800 is the primary production passenger model.
  • Its full double-deck cabin creates enormous passenger volume and airline-specific premium cabin opportunities.
  • The aircraft requires compatible gates, taxiway clearances, maintenance docks, and strong route demand.
  • Major variants covered here: A380-800.

Cabin configurations

Format: F8/J42/W28/Y216; F=First, J=Business, W=Premium Economy, Y=Economy

British Airways

F14/J44/Y199

AeroLOPA source: British Airways A380-800, normalized cabin configuration F14/J44/Y199. Requested backfill v3. AeroLOPA index: BA A380-841 257 seats, 14+44+199.

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Emirates

J56/Y338

AeroLOPA source: Emirates A380-800, normalized cabin configuration J56/Y338. Requested backfill v3. AeroLOPA index: Emirates A380-861 ultra-long-range 394 seats, 56+338.

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Etihad Airways

Y415

AeroLOPA source: Etihad Airways A380-800, normalized cabin configuration Y415. Requested backfill v3. AeroLOPA index: Etihad A380-861 415 seats; summary row doesn't show premium split.

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Lufthansa

J52/Y336

AeroLOPA source: Lufthansa A380-800, normalized cabin configuration J52/Y336. Requested backfill v3. AeroLOPA index: Lufthansa A380-841 388 seats, 52+336.

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Qantas

F14/Y341

AeroLOPA source: Qantas A380-800, normalized cabin configuration F14/Y341. Requested backfill v3. AeroLOPA index: Qantas A380-842 355 seats, 14+341; premium cabin row split appears separately in source summary.

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Sources

Wikipedia: Airbus A380 Family