While it might seem to have been only yesterday that Airbus launched the mighty A380–and scarcely five minutes since the double-deck widebody entered service with Singapore Airlines (SIA)–by the first quarter of 2010 there will be five carriers with almost 30 aircraft flying on many of the world’s most important routes. As of mid-October, the 19 A380-800s already in service had accumulated 75,000 hours during 7,900 flights (equivalent to an average sector time of about 9.5 hours) and carried some 2.5 million passengers–an average of 320 passengers per flight.
Indeed, many Dubai show attendees have traveled here from Asia, Australasia, Europe or North America aboard the four-engine airliner. Anyone who has still has not seen the A380 for themselves should have plenty of opportunity here, with local carrier Emirates Airline taking delivery this month of its sixth aircraft.
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