what is the sitting capacity in airbus a380 will boeing come up something similar?

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Answer 1

The maximum allowed is 853 passengers and 20 crew members. That's what the a380 is certified to carry in Europe and N America.



Strategically the niche market (600-800 passenger market) does not support 2 megaliners. Boeing has decided to improve apon the 747 design instead to maximize that platforms capacity. Boeing stopped development of a similiar megaliner project back in the 1990's.



It remains to be seen whether Airbus can make the a380 a profitable business. The development costs are $11 billion, production has been seriously delayed numerous times. And ... the plane weighs a lot heavier than advertised, which affects fuel economy significantly. So ... with these problems; it remains to be seen whether the a380 is (in investment terms) a White Knight (that could save the company) or a Poison Pill (that could destroy the company).



We'll see in the coming years, however early indications are that Airbus is in financial trouble by investing so heavily in the a380 project. Its a huge gamble ... it may still payoff.



http://www.bth.se/fou/cuppsats.nsf/04c233cb0d90bad0c1256cec00325988/465e52e638b57294c1257354006311eb!OpenDocument



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6916982.stm

Answer 2

The A380 - more advance in terms of engineering and materials (so science as well). Comfort too. The 787 is better than the 747. Remember the 747 is an old plane. The 787 and the A380 will be the next great aircraft in the skies.

Answer 3

After watching the building of the A380 on discovery, it says it can technically hold around 850. But An airline service, it'd hold approx 550. And boeing has a competitor, the B747. I personally don't think there is as big of need for something the size of the A380, so it wouldn't make sense for Boeing to try and outdo it. That's just me.

Answer 4

The seating capacity is currently limited to 555 due to airport rescue operations concerns over dealing with 800 potential casualties, but it hold plenty of folks.



Boeing has decided that the future is in smaller, more efficient aircraft, rather than big ones and currently has no plans to build a competing, similar sized aircraft. They believe the 747 is as big as they need to get.

Answer 5

the 747 in an emergency situation carried over thousand passengers per flight on an airlift in isreal on el al airlines,,,



a 747 can be redigned to carry 550 to 600.. so i dont know if the a380 could double its capacity in an emergency and carry 1600 people. or not. There is a lot of hype about the a380 but it still has its mechanics in singapore, personally the plane looks nice but i dont think i would feel safe as it began to get some cycles on it,, where as the 747 has been stretchedand can be stretched more. it is well more than enough plane than an airline needs on any route. The a380 is just something of prestiage,and about 10,000 dollars more a ticket i feel they will be like the concorde and build just so many of them and it will be all, there is not that big of a demand for that size of a plane around the world.

Answer 6

As mentioned, the A380 can carry over 800 passengers.



Boeing is betting on a different approach to new aircraft development - rather than trying to match the A380 with an equivalent model - which is a mega jumbo jet with high capacity for long haul routes - they are going for the more fuel efficient, thin route aircraft with the 787 Dreamliner, and a successsor to the 747-400.



They've based this strategy partially on the success of the 777 program, which has outsold the A340 by a factor of 3x, because it is more fuel efficient (only 2 engines vs. 4 for the A340 and 747), and has been replacing the 747 on many routes.

Answer 7

2 members maybe

Answer 8

The A380 is the definition of "White Elephant."



Not every airport is going to put out the money to accommodate them with new jetways.



Boeing's strategy is fuel efficient long haulers. The kind of thing most airline CEO's care about.

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Over 800, and yes, they'll have to come up with something similar. They have to stay competitive or go out of business.

Answer 11

Boeing's approach to the A380 is that an airline will not need something that big and that airlines will focus on point to point routes rather than hub to point routes. The plane there marketing for this solution is the 787. The 787 is selling extremely well while the A380 has under 200 orders. In the future, Boeing's Y3 will have a sitting capacity similar to the A380. The 747-8 is designed to replace the 747-400 and indirectly compete with the A380.

Answer 12

No, the company already has the B747.

Answer 13

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