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Also want to point out that the A380 is one of the least fuel efficient modern planes on the market per passenger-mile. Obviously the 787 is famously fuel-effi

Also want to point out that the A380 is one of the least fuel efficient modern planes on the market per passenger-mile. Obviously the 787 is famously fuel-efficient, but even other standard planes fare much better (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_aircraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_aircraft). Buying an A380 is super risky, since you'll be bitten either by an economic downturn (if you can't fill the whole A380, it's a massive money sink; smaller planes are far more flexible) or by rising jet fuel prices (which is highly likely, since these planes are expected to fly for 20+ years).

valuearb 10y ago
It's shocking that it's almost as inefficient as a 30 year old 747 on a per seat basis. If it's % load factor is lower than other airliners that's a double whammy.
InTheArena 10y ago
The cost per seat-mile is being driven by the fact that Airbus sold the seat-mile efficiencies assuming a larger number of seats then the airlines have actually outfitted. The 747 and the 707 are _the_ airframes that changed the world. Boeing is still releasing planes that are directly derived from the 707s (the 737-MAX) while the 747s where not only the first double deck jet, they were the first widebody. Their times are coming to a end though..