seotiblizzard SG Ten facts about the Airbus A380 superjumbo: - The double-decker A380 measures 73 metres (239 feet) in length, or about 80 percent of the smallest international football field - The wing area is 845 square metres (9,092 square feet), enough to park 72 medium-sized cars on each wing - It has 50-percent more floor space than the next biggest aircraft, the Boeing 747 jumbo, which can carry about 400 passengers - It can carry 853 passengers in an all-economy configuration - Project was delayed 18 months, at an additional cost of about six billion dollars, Airbus estimates - The A380 has 530 kilometres (328 miles) of wiring, roughly equivalent to the distance between Frankfurt and Paris - Airbus has received 180 firm orders and commitments to buy the plane - Emirates is the biggest customer with an order for 55 jets - Singapore Airlines is the first airline to fly the A380, and has installed 471 seats in three classes - The A380 will take off on October 25 from Singapore for its first commercial flight (to Sydney) http://news.sg.msn.com/regional/article.aspx?cp-documentid=741540
