Friday plane porn
OK Mark, note the time, I got it in. Today's subject is perhaps the most over-hyped airliner ever. This aircraft has dominated, DOMINATED the aircraft development news for at least a decade now, without flying a single passenger. I'm talking of course about the Airbus A-380.
After years of development the 380 will enter commercial service in November of this year with Singapore Airlines. This aircraft is so heavily louded because it will be the first full double decker airliner, with the capacity to carry up to 900 passengers (in all economy class). Airline owners, like a certian British knight, promised onboard bars, casinos, even staterooms (Helllooo mile high club) However the truth is much more boring. Most 380s will seat 600 in a standard 3-class configuration. And on the inside it will look...well...like any other plane.
Personally I think it looks like a Beluga with wings. No style at all. Unlike the 747 (see previous plane porn) which cuts a classy profile. In short the A-380 is not going to shock the world, nor will it revolutionize air travel as we know it. It's just a very big plane.
posted by Jim at 11:14 PM
2 Comments:
well, i disagree that the interiors will the same as any plane now. at least for singapore airlines and emirates, they are planning to fit their business and first class cabins in ways that are supposed to revolutionize the industry.
11:49 AM
This is true about the new first and business interiors. Although for the vast majority of the flying public there will be virtually no change at all
9:05 AM
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