Jet Airways A380
The airbus a380 is a wide body aircraft manufactured by airbus.
Jet airways a380. However its uaes emirates that is the biggest customer with 113 of the aircraft in its fleet and a further six on order. The current pandemic has sent shockwaves around the aviation industry with the lufthansa airbus a380 being one of the first casualties. British airways has configured their a380 in four classes of service. It is the worlds largest commercial passenger aircraft and the upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage.
In the spring simple flying learned that six of the airlines 14 superjumbo aircraft would be permanently decommissioned. The airbus a380 is a double deck wide body four engine jet manufactured by airbus industrie the european consortium. 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 one of the newest aircraft in our fleet flying between london and selected destinations around the world.
Jet airways india ltd is an indian international airline based in mumbai india which is currently grounded from operations since 17 april 2019. The a380 was first introduced in october 2007 with singapore airlines being the first operator. From the warm welcome when you arrive to the state of the art entertainment system and delicious gourmet dining our secret to unforgettable flying is simple. However we were waiting to hear the fate of the remaining aircraft this week.
It is also one of the greenest with lower community noise and emissions per passenger than the boeing 747 400 despite having almost 50 more floor space and 60 more headroom. The plane became affectionately known as the jumbo jet and was the largest commercial aircraft in the world until the airbus a380 took to the skies in 2007. Its all in the detail. The then designated a3xx project was presented in 1994.
The a380 the worlds largest passenger jet features a tri class configuration of seating in first business and economy class over two decks. Airbus launched the 95 billion 107 billion a380 programme on 19 december 2000. The a380 will replace some of bas boeing 747 400 planes that are being retired and fly on high demand long haul routes such as london to los angeles and hong kong. From the third quarter of 2010 onward jet airways was the largest commercial passenger airline in india with a passenger market share of 226.
With its competitors mainly spicejet and indigo lowering ticket fares in the following years it was.