By: spcooper - 16th May 2001 at 21:07
RE: why 380?
Maybe because it is double the A340………as long and twice as high (as we all know).
Regards,
Scott
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th January 2001 at 15:10
RE: why 380?
The real reason for the ‘A380’ designation is that the ‘8’ represents the so-called ‘double-bubble’ appearence of the cross section of this double-decker airliner – or so an Airbus report said…
By: Matilainen - 29th December 2000 at 17:10
RE: why 380?
I have heard the following theory about the name:
number 8 is considered lucky number in the east and Airbus has customers in east and the market in the is also suitable for A3XX.
I don’t know about this. Maybe maybe not.
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th December 2000 at 21:52
RE: why 380?
Perhaps it has to do with the number of passengers it will be able to (eventually) transport. Aren’t there some plans to make a 800+ pax version?
By: aliairbus - 22nd December 2000 at 09:34
RE: why 380?
The only reason I can think of is that airbus has other planes in the pipelines to produce and call them the 350 360 370 sorry that is the only reason I can come up with
By: Arabella-Cox - 21st December 2000 at 18:53
RE: why 380?
Me too
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