Airbus A380 Delivered to Singapore Airlines 15.10.2007

Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A380 (15.10.2007), the largest passenger jet in the world.

The massive double-decker aircraft is capable of carrying up to 471 passengers across economy, business class and first class, with the top deck home to the premium cabins and 399 economy seats spread across both levels.

Travellers flying in the aircraft's first class cabin - otherwise known as Singapore Airlines Suites - each get a personal space behind sliding doors, with each seat measuring almost a metre wide.

Singapore Airlines' business class offering provides the largest seat of its cabin class in the world, measuring some 34 inches wide.

Further improvements have also been made to the economy class cabin, all of the menus and the carrier's award-winning inflight entertainment system as part of the arrival of the new aircraft.

Stephen Forshaw of Singapore Airlines told BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake Up To Money programme that the new plane is set to be a "game changer" within the air travel sector.

"The work that's gone into making this aircraft ready to enter service quickly has really been a mammoth effort by Airbus, ourselves, Rolls-Royce and many other vendors who've brought the aircraft to completion today," he added.

Taking place on October 25th, the first flight using the new aircraft will fly from Singapore to Sydney.

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• 15.10.2007

[hitmonlee00]

SINGAPORE OWNS THE WORLD.

[dazmon11]

i'm a very very pro boeing but this plane is the shit lol

[roykeane110]

Looks awesome and plus its almost as big as singapore itself

[perltech]

The more peasants you can kill in one crash the better right? I understand the economics, but I don't like the downside. Damn, everytime somebody puts out a bigger better 'haul more people at once' jet, I get the chills, and all-the-more less-likely to fly commercial. Fly hell, I ain't flyin no way with the tsa playing hide the twinkie in everybody's shorts...

[perltech]

@incognitostatus @00:53 agreed. An evil cow at that. xd something.

[warmsunnyday]

thats a huge bitch

[fosy93]

@bigdogITbiker

actually an engine blew up over Indonesia

the engines aren't made by airbus, the one that blew up was a Rolls -Royce

[TheDominoWolfsburg]

These Guys at 0:17 give thumbs up !!

[blahs288]

yes!!!

[incognitostatus]

looks like a cow to me.

[bigdogITbiker]

this plane airbus a380 blew up over indonesia just a few days ago! real quality by airbus!