Aircraft
Airbus reveals A380plus Details
Package of retrofittable interior reconfigurations can boost capacity by up to 80 pax, while aerodynamic enhancements reduce operating costs.
So-called “split” winglets on the proposed A380plus are perhaps the most obvious change, but many more updates are proposed. Airbus hasn’t committed to the program, but is talking with current and potential customers about ways to improve its widebody icon.
So-called “split” winglets on the proposed A380plus are perhaps the most obvious change, but many more updates are proposed. Airbus hasn’t committed to the program, but is talking with current and potential customers about ways to improve its widebody icon.

In a briefing held in the stripped out interior of the A380 that Airbus has on static display, the company provided additional details on its proposed A380plus, unveiled here at the Paris Air Show. The plus program aims to combine aerodynamic and weight reduction initiatives and interior retrofits to add up to 80 additional seats, increase MTOW more than three tons, and reduce block fuel consumption up to 4 percent, while dropping passenger cost per seat up to 13 percent for the jumboliner.

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