Review of the Airbus A380 Mega Airliner

The Airbus A380 is a huge double-decker and extra wide-bodied airliner manufactured by Airbus in Europe. It is by far the world's largest passenger airliner and was first delivered into passenger service back in 2007. The Airbus A380 has a seating capacity of up to a huge 853 passengers as able to fly huge distances of up to 8,000 nautical miles (14,800 km). The involvement of the A380 started way back in the 1980s, when Airbus started working on the project to build a new large passenger aircraft that would be able to carry more passengers than any other aircraft. Back then the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet was by far the largest passenger aircraft in the world, but Airbus wanted to surpass it this. The concept was to build a new aircraft that would be able to carry more passengers while at the same time being more efficient and environmentally friendly. It took until 1990, when Airbus officially launched the A3XX program. This program would eventually turn into the A380. The goal of the program was to build a 'super' jumbo jet that could carry more passengers than any other aircraft in the world. The total development of the A380 took longer than 10 years and cost over 10 billion euros.

Finally, when the first A380 prototype was manufactured, it made its maiden flight on April 27th 2005 from Toulouse in Southern France. The aircraft was piloted by Claude Lelaie and Jacques Rosay. The first flight lasted approximately 3 hours and 54 minutes and was hailed a huge success. The Airbus A380 received its type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on December 12, 2006. Enabling it to fly passenger commercially. The first revenue flight in was made by Singapore Airliners on 25th October 2007. The A380 has been a such controversial aircraft ever since the idea was first thought. Many critics of the Airbus have argued that the A380 is too large and super inefficient, while numerous others have praised it for its spaciousness and high luxury. The Mega Airliner has also faced many technical issues along the way, with problems such as the wiring harnesses and cracks in the wing brackets.