Entry into service Airbus A380

a singapore airlines a380 @ zürich airport

nicknamed superjumbo, first a380, msn003 (registered 9v-ska), delivered singapore airlines on 15 october 2007 , entered service on 25 october 2007 flight number sq380 between singapore , sydney. passengers bought seats in charity online auction paying between $560 , $100,380. 2 months later, singapore airlines ceo chew choong seng stated a380 performing better either airline , airbus had anticipated, burning 20% less fuel per seat-mile airline s 747–400 fleet. emirates tim clark claimed a380 has better fuel economy @ mach 0.86 @ 0.83, , technical dispatch reliability @ 97%, same singapore airlines. airbus committed reach industry standard of 98.5%.

emirates second airline receive a380 , commenced service between dubai , new york in august 2008. qantas followed, flights between melbourne , los angeles in october 2008. end of 2008, 890,000 passengers had flown on 2,200 flights.

an air france a380 on approach washington dulles international airport

in february 2009, 1 millionth passenger flown singapore airlines , may of year 1,500,000 passengers had flown on 4,200 flights. air france received first a380 in october 2009. lufthansa received first a380 in may 2010. july 2010, 31 a380s in service had transported 6 million passengers on 17,000 flights between 20 international destinations.

airbus delivered 100th a380 on 14 march 2013 malaysia airlines. in june 2014, on 65 million passengers had flown a380, , more 100 million passengers (averaging 375 per flight) september 2015, availability of 98.5%. in 2014, emirates stated a380 fleet had load factors of 90–100%, , popularity of aircraft passengers had not decreased in past year.