The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner, developed and produced by Airbus from 2003 to 2021. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner.
An Airbus A380 of Emirates, the largest operator as of March 2026[update]
Airbus' Lagardère plant, where the A380 was assembled
The first completed A380 at the "A380 Reveal" event in Toulouse, France, 18 January 2005
Bare cabin for flight tests with water tanks as ballast
A double-deck aircraft has two decks for passengers; the second deck may be only a partial deck, and may be above or below the main deck. Most commercial aircraft have one passenger deck and one cargo
Airbus A380
…a large wide-body airliner, developed and produced by Airbus from 2003 to 2021. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long-haul market…
Breguet Deux-Ponts, the first full double-deck aircraft
A JAL 747-300 with the stretched upper deck