has now been operating the iconic for more than 15 years (it celebrated its 15th year anniversary in August 2023). While the A380 has been out of production for a couple of years now, Emirates continues to operate the world's largest fleet of A380s by a massive margin. .
In an email with Simple Flying, Emirates shared some of the facts about its impressive A380 fleet. There are many things to know about Emirates' A380 fleet. One fact is that the A380 boasts the largest capacity ever.
It can accommodate as many as 615 passengers in a two-class configuration (Emirates has up to 24 crew on each flight). This should come as no surprise, as the A380 is the largest passenger aircraft ever built and the world's only full-length double-deck airliner. A380s weigh as much as 575 tonnes, meaning many airports had to overhaul their runways and air bridges to accommodate them.
They have over 550 square meters of usable floor space across the two decks. The wings alone span some 79.8 meters - around that of an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
The massive aircraft is powered by four Engine Alliance GP72000 engines with over 290,000 lbs of take-off thrust. Emirates was the last passenger quad-engined commercial jet to be produced. Production of the A340 ceased in 2012, while the passenger variant of the Boeing 747-8 ended in 2017.
That said, the Boeing 747-8F (freighter) variant outlasted the A380, with the last being delivered in 2023 (the last A380 was built in 2021). Emirates' A380s carry mor.