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A380-800

A380-800 is a member of the Airbus A380 Family. It should be read within the wider family context because engines, range, cabin layout, and cargo capability vary by airline configuration and production standard.

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Overview

A380-800 is a member of the Airbus A380 Family. It should be read within the wider family context because engines, range, cabin layout, and cargo capability vary by airline configuration and production standard.

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
ModelA380-800

Explore subtypes

A380-841Engine family: Trent 900View entryA380-842Engine family: Trent 900View entryA380-861Engine family: GP7200View entryA380 high-thrustEngine family: Trent 900View entryA380-843F plannedEngine family: Trent 900View entryA380-861 high-weightEngine family: GP7200View entry
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Technical notes

Technical notes

  • Family context: 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.
  • Exact airline configuration can change seat count, galley arrangement, cargo capability, and operating range.
  • Engine reference: A380-800 uses Engine Alliance GP7200 / Rolls-Royce Trent 900.
  • Cabin configuration should be treated as airline-specific: the same variant may be high-density, full-service, or premium-heavy.

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.

AeroLOPA

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.

AeroLOPA

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.

AeroLOPA
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Sources

Wikipedia: Airbus A380 Family