The reality is that the a380fs cost per tonne is comparable to that of the 7478 on short ranges, he says, adding that comparisons at short. The boeing 747 and airbus a380 are the 2 biggest passenger aircraft ever built. Airbus a380 vs boeing 747 8 thanks for watching make sure you check out all of my other stuff. While boeing 747s will endure for years as freighters, the slimline a340 is hardly at the cargo races. Qantas 747 business class is split between upper deck and front end lower deck. But i dont care about that i still prefer the 747 as you all should. A total of 2000 planes have been built within the past 45 years. In 1965, joe sutter left the 737 development to design the 747, the first twin aisle airliner. Last year, boeing held discussions to sell its 7478 for the gulf carrier.
The a380 and a340 have since been discontinued and replaced by twinengine variants. In recent years, airbus has put itself at the top of the aircraftbuilding world with the a380, the whale of a plane that is the largest passenger jet in the world. In a typical 3class configuration seating capacity, b747 is. The airbus a340 vs a380 a 4 engined plane showdown. Airbus a380 really in a class by itself, but comparable in many ways to the boeing 747 400. Sep 2, 2015 compare size antonov an225, airbus a380 800 and boeing 747 400 stay safe and healthy. The boeing 7478, a beautifully elegant airplane, a heir to the 747400, is not bigger than the airbus a380. After introducing the 747400, boeing considered larger 747 versions as alternatives to the airbus a3xx. Theyre a popular sight for everyone and those who have gotten up close with both these machines are always left. On british airways two daily departures from miami to heathrow, you can choose between a boeing 747 carrying 345 passengers. A380, each company claims its airplane has lower costs. The first boeing 747 entered service in february 1971. This comparison is based on the basic configuration of the a380, although several variations are planned, including the a380f for freight. The a380 is the latest and biggest plane from airbus while the 747 has been boeings flagship for quite some time.
I have a really hard time calling one aircraft better than another. Boeing claims the 7478 has doubledigit lower costs, to which airbus indignantly says boeingnot to put too fine. With comparable seating configurations, the boeing 777300er is slightly more fuelefficient than either the 7478i or the a380, according to an analysis by leeham co. The antonov an225 vs airbus a380 what plane is bigger. Airbuss carcaillet says the huge cost advantages boeing claims for the 7478f are again due to gross exaggeration of the a380s fuel burn and weight the latter to the tune of t. Airbus a340600 taking off from frankfurt hi mina, a boeing 747400 is the same as a 744 an often abbreviated term. Generally speaking, the following models are comparable. Take off boeing 747400 transaero un691 from moscow svo to dalaman dlm, 11 september, 7. The airbus a380 is a doubledeck, widebody, fourengine jet airliner manufactured by european manufacturer airbus.
Which model of boeing is compared to which model of airbus. Airbus and boeing are the two giants when it comes to manufacturing commercial airplanes. Airbus 380 vs boeing 747 operations and incidents for airbus 380 boeing 747 boeing 747 8 intercontinental cargo transport boeing 747 400 airplane fighter airbus a380 civil aviation commercial aircraft private jet titanic. This time i would like to know if you prefere the airbus a380 or the boeing 747. Which is better, a boeing 747400 or an airbus a380. Lets compare the airbus a380 with the boeing 747 400 the 400 is the most recent and bestselling version.
Boeing 747 first developed in 1970s while, airbus a380 was developed during the last decade, but more advanced variants built on the 747100 still continues to fly. The boeing 7478 is a widebody airliner developed by boeing commercial airplanes, the latest and largest variant of the 747. Search from 30 top airbus a380 pictures and royaltyfree images from istock. Additionally, we will pretend that we are an airline looking for a large capacity aircraft for both passengers and cargo. 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. Without the a380 continuing production, it looks like qantas is looking to airbus secondbiggest aircraft to fill in the role left by the queen of the skies. Difference between airbus a380 and boeing 747 compare. Which is the better plane boeing 747400 or airbus a340600. The rivalry between airbus and boeing, the chief competitors for the passenger airline market, has only been exacerbated by the launch of their comparativelysized new age airliners.
The a380 is tried to further reduce s ales of the boeing 747, gaining airbus a share of the market in very large aircraft, though freque nt delays in the a380 prog ram have caused several customers to. Airbus a380 vs boeing 747 which is a better airplane youtube. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Although airbus recently announced to cancel the airbus a380 production i deciced to go through my entire video collection and put together an. We will be comparing the latest version of each, the boeing 747 8 and the latest version of the airbus a380 800. The biggest difference between the two is size as the a380 is certainly much bigger than the 747. The a380 may be bigger in length, wingspan more passengers. The venerable boeing 747 jumbo, which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary in flight, has sold. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Despite boeings numerous problems in launching the dreamliner, it has still gone toetotoe with airbus a380 airliner at every turn, competing for orders. However, today only the freight version of the boeing 7478 is still in production. All the cabins on qantas 747s have been refurbished with a380 seats and there is little difference in comfort besides the better sound proofing on the airbus. A rumored airbus a380 freighter that was never built, would have had a payload of 150 t 330,000 lb, with a 5,600 nautical mile 10,400 km range.
Why the coronavirus pandemic will lead to aircraft extinction the. First, we will be looking at official statistics from both boeing s and airbus s websites. Airbus a380 vs boeing 7478 thanks for watching make sure you check out all of my other stuff. Lets rate them on several criteria and find out the better one.
The airbus is the clear winner in this round, and inspired a rather curt reaction from boeing deputy program manager elizabeth lund to bloomberg, with an a380, you run the risk of not filling every seat whenever you fly. Wikipedia boeing did not want the 7478 to be equivalent to or larger than the size of the a380. When airlines are looking to buy new aircraft, they look for whats best for them. Difference between airbus a380 and boeing 747 difference. Also the airbus is a ugly aircraft especially the nose. In the everpresent backandforth between boeing and airbus about the costs of the 7478 vs. The airbus a380 is the worlds largest passenger airliner, a widebody aircraft manufactured by airbus.
So a boeing 747300 is also written as 743 or the old classic boeing 747200 as 742 whether to travel on a boeing 747400 or airbus a340600 is a matter of preference. Well make sure to watch the video until the end to see who wins this battle and for some. While you can make objective comparisons, there is a little subjectivity and opinion involved. Compare size antonov an225, airbus a380 800 and boeing. I prefer 747 because, well one reason is because i prefer boeing to airbus. Courting emirates this isnt the first time emirates has received a proposal for the 7478. Is the airbus a350 the successor to the boeing 747400. Called the city of everett, it took off from a brandnew runway at. The first airbus a380 was delivered in 2007 to singapore airlines. The boeing 747 family has been in wide use for nearly a half a century. However, today only the freight version of the boeing 747 8 is still in production.
Browse 2,991 airbus a380 stock photos and images available, or search for airbus. The flag ship of boeing versus the flag ship of airbus. What is the difference between airbus a380 and boeing 747. The boeing 747 is a large widebody airliner and cargo aircraft manufactured by boeing commercial airplanes in the united states.
See more ideas about aircraft, airbus a380 and boeing 747. The stretched 747 advanced was launched as the 7478 on november 14, 2005, for a market forecast of 300 aircraft. The airbus a380 is a widebody aircraft manufactured by airbus. Lets compare the airbus a380 with the boeing 747400 the 400 is the most recent and bestselling version. Whilst it goes without saying that a boeing 747 freight variant would easily beat an a380 as an airbus cargo variant was never built we will try. But orders from the biggest customer for the a380, emirates, have slowed as it downsizes to smaller airbus planes.
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