Click to play videoNew Delhi: The world's largest jet airliner, the Airbus A380, will land in Delhi on Sunday.
The A380 is the world's first double-deck passenger aircraft and can seat up to 550-900 people. It’s dropping by today to celebrate the second anniversary of the private Kingfisher Airlines. Kingfisher has ordered five A380s, at a whopping $ 300 million for each plane.
The aircraft is nicknamed of Super-jumbo, and it deserves it. An A380’s wingspan is 79.8 m—as big as a football field
Kingfisher has ordered 10 aircraft with options for five more. Liquor baron Vijay Mallya who owns Kingfisher says his airline the first to order A380 in India.
Only three airports in India, Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi, can accommodate to the plane.
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 Airbus A380 is the largest passenger airliner in the world and first flew on April 27, 2005 from Toulouse, France. |
| A380’s wingspan is 79.8 m and its overall length 73 m. Manufacturer Airbus says plane can carry more passengers over longer distances, and ease air traffic congestion. |
| Aircraft's manufacturer is selling it in two models: The A380-800 can carry 555 to 853 passengers. The second model, the A380-800F, is the world's largest freight aircraft. It can carry 150 tonnes of cargo. |
| Association says SAT staff overstretched, can’t handle around 60 births daily. |
| A380 can land and take off on any runway that can accommodate a Boeing 747, but airports will have to do some modifications for its weight and wingspan. |
| A380 manufacturer, European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. posted a loss of $1.01 billion in October-December and the aircraft saw delays in production. |
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