The A380 was big…but this plane was BIGGER

[IndeedBeni]

Working in air freight and considering the ridiculously sized cargo customers often think would fit into an aircraft, an A380F would have been pretty nice.

[kevinrayner]

I was working at Heathrow upgrading taxiways to take A380s. I think the max take off weight is 500 tons and we had to consider an A380 20% bigger so needed to consider a 600 ton aircraft. The mind boggles that soemthing that weighs 600 tons can actually fly. And it wasn't just the weight to consider. A whole taxiway had to be moved to make allowance for minimum wing tip clearaces on two parallel taxiways.

[omardeif-cz]

"The A380 is the world's biggest plane"

Antonov 124: Wtf am I a gost?

[badbenz]

I had the privilege to fly one of these business class from Boston to Germany. What a beautiful girl she is.

[rickwhite]

The A380 is the world's biggest _AIRLINER!_
Today, after the Antonov AN-225 Mriya was destroyed by the Russians, the A-380 is the biggest plane in service.

[cnn-ie]

Very nice quiet comfortable plane to ride in. The best so far.

[macanngantuk]

Love those a380s. quiet & comfortable.

[darkwoodmovies]

The fact that these monstrosities can fly is just mind bending

[albertogambino]

If the A380-900 wasn't in the program, the wing would have been designed slightly smaller and more efficient for the -800, making it significantly more efficient and cheaper to operate. And, very likely, more appealing for more companies.
To me, the -900 was the main thing that killed the A380 much earlier than expected.

[ehsan]

That's interesting. They tried to replicate the A330 and A340 story with the same wing span scenario. That's why the A330 became the butter machine !

[rullysetiawan]

Flew Dubai to London and back twice this year with the A380. She's a magnificent beast indeed.

[ae_frosty]

I hate Airbus for discontinuing this beast of a plane although I sympathise with the need to save money.

[HiMike]

It's hard to believe I saw this whole program come and go - but it was over a relatively short period of time.

[I-like-planes.]

A380 is the biggest COMMERCIAL plane but not the biggest. The Antonov An-225 Mriya was the biggest but now it is the
Scaled Composites Stratolaunch.

[KnightRanger]

The A380 is the largest production passenger plane. The primary reason for it's downfall was the transition between hub and spoke being often used for long-haul as opposed to point-to-point flights.

[totesgene]

Best plane I’ve ever flown on, by far.

[bill]

Interest is returning a bit. Many are coming back out of storage. Saw something that Airbus is watching closely to that interest.

[jaybee]

It’s a whale…but the 747-8F is a gorgeous piece of aircraft pulchritude!

[grahamariss]

With Airbus now having a tie in with Antonov I see potential in the A380 wing and control systems being utilised in the proposed new generation of Antonov super freighters.

[Xorthis]

I love booking a flight to find it's on an A380. Most of the airlines used the size to give slightly bigger seats and legroom, unlike the 787, which often has tiny seats.