The Airbus A380: The Incredible Plane that No One Wants

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[littleraeofsunshine]

Having worked for years on the A380 as cabin crew, can confirm it was just as much of a pleasure to work those flights as it was to be a passenger! The plane is truly a dream 😍

[MW-mnel]

There is a difference of what airlines want and what passenger want. For long haul flights is the best airplane ever produced. Quiet, spacious and comfortable.

[mohitbhatia]

My dad worked for Emirates Airlines for 35 years and I got to fly in almost every iteration of the A380 the airline had to offer. From the bar at the business class to the shower in the first class. One of the best planes I have ever had the luxury of being in.

[Theultrazombiekiller]

Love the A380 for long haul flights. I fly it often to Munich from the states. Its modern, quiet, and reliable. The way they change the lighting in the plane to match your destination to minimize jet lag is amazing.

[masterchinese]

I flew one from LA to Paris many years ago. It's like riding a train in the sky.
One thing that you don't usually think about: customs and security get really busy when 600 people arrive at the same time. Be ready for long lines.

[jamesterry]

I've been working in the airline industry for eight years at one of the world's busiest airports. When I first started, we received two A380s a day, one by Emirates in the morning, and then later with Qantas in the afternoon. Now, only British Airways flying the hulking beast into our airport. Every time I see it take off, I'm still amazed that an aircraft that size still gets off the ground!

[stevenlee]

Ex Qantas Crew here, I flew Sydney to Dallas on the 380 nearly a hundred times. It was the best aircraft to work on, especially for a flight that long. When the company changed it to the 787 after covid it was such a downgrade. For some reason Dallas will always feel like a second home to me!

[erinmarie]

The absolute most financially irresponsible thing I've ever done was buy a business class ticket on a Qantas A380 from LAX to Sydney in fall of 2019. Man, what an experience. It's mind-boggling that that thing can even get off the ground, and once you're up there it's sooo quiet you forget you're even on a plane. Best flight of my life. Once Covid hit and they started parking all the jumbo jets for what looked like it was gonna be forever, I was like yep, zero regrets. I'll be grateful we were able to do that for the rest of my life.

[CookiieJay]

This made me sad. RIP Chonk…you’ve gotten me safely across the pacific countless times, and quite comfortably at that.

[juozasluksa]

I've been on a few flights with the A380, all with Emirates, and in each cabin class. It's an outstanding aircraft, and as a passenger, I hate to see it dying.

[hairychest]

When I worked for GE Aviation we worked on many pieces of equipment that go into the A380. Very proud of my work to supply them.

[orome]

I spent years traveling for my job, and as a passenger and frequent traveler the A380 was by far my favorite airplane to fly in. It's so quiet compared to the Boeing 777 and 787. By far the quietest commercial airplane out there.

[wherethebasshertz]

Having flown the A380 approximately 120 times to Dubai and beyond on Emirates and also Korean, it is truly an engineering masterpiece....hope it remains with us for a long time ... sad to see the 747 all being retired .... if you ever get to fly on an A380 please don't hesitate and fly it

[bradi]

I recently passed by the China Southern A380 fleet gathering dust in the Mojave Desert. Gave me chills seeing them sitting there casting shadows over all the other abandoned and deteriorating aircraft.

[jonathancohen]

I just flew it from Miami to London, so not even a real long flight. I didn’t want it to end! So smooth and quiet. Landing was unbelievable. It is truly a marvel!

[wtfdinges]

As someone who is on international flights more than regularly (I'm a Platinum member of Emirates and KLM) I can confidently say that the A380 is still the most comfortable plane to fly in. It's spacious, quiet, and offers cool features like live feeds on the infotainment of the cameras that are all around the aircraft. The Boeing 787 does a great job at being quiet, but it feels more cramp and I absolutely hate the stupid dimmable windows (especially when the crew locks it to the dark setting). I hope Airbus comes with a solid roomy replacement before all airlines get rid of their A380s.

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0:55 - Chapter 1 - Demand & conception
1:55 - Mid roll ads
3:20 - Back to the video
5:25 - Chapter 2 - Development
12:10 - Chapter 3 - Specs & capabilities
15:25 - Chapter 4 - Career in the sky

[skatman]

The irony of this video coming out negatively talking about the commercial viability of the A380 while most major airlines that own some are bringing them back in rapid fashion saying that "buying and owning some is probably the most important decision we made and it's more important now than it was when we made it" (Lufthansa).

[jamesgraham]

Personally, I find it sad that the 380 will not continue, though now being retired my likelihood of ever flying on it again is markedly reduced. Prior to retirement, I must have flown on it a couple of dozen times and it quickly became my favourite aircraft when flying as a passenger.. (flying as a pilot I have a completely different set of criteria) ! Amazingly quiet, superbly comfortable even on occasions when I flew economy..Flying out of Dubai at night when the aircraft was barely half full and less power was set for take-off, I looked out to see where we were on the taxi-way only to discover we were climbing through around 6000ft.. I hadn't even been aware of the take-off..

[happilyham]

Interesting fact that I don't think Simon mentioned is that the Boeing 747 remained in production even after the last A380 was built.