Dubai to London Heathrow Emirates Flight EK031

Описание: My personal experience of the only full-length double-deck jet airliner flight from Dubai to London Heathrow Emirates EK031. It has a typical seating for 525 passengers with a maximum certified capacity for 853 passengers. As of December 2022, there were 237 A380 wide-body aircrafts in service. It was first delivered to Singapore Airlines on 15 October 2007 and the last one delivered to Emirates on 16 December 2021. It has a range of 8,000NMI (14,000KM)
Engine types: Rolls-Royce Trent 900, Engine Alliance GP7000
Wingspan: 80 m
Length: 73 m
Top speed: 1,185 km/h
Cruise speed: 903 km/h
Cost: Roughly $445 million
Max altitude: 43,097 ft
Takeoff speed: Approximately 270 km/h

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. The then-designated A3XX project was presented in 1994; Airbus launched the €9.5 billion ($10.7 billion) A380 programme on 19 December 2000. The first prototype was unveiled in Toulouse on 18 January 2005, with its first flight on 27 April 2005. It then obtained its type certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 12 December 2006.

Due to difficulties with the electrical wiring, the initial production was delayed by two years and the development costs almost doubled. It was first delivered to Singapore Airlines on 15 October 2007 and entered service on 25 October. Production peaked at 30 per year in 2012 and 2014. However, after the largest customer, Emirates, reduced its last order in February 2019, Airbus announced that A380 production would end in 2021. On 16 December 2021, Emirates received its 123rd A380, which was the 251st and last delivered by Airbus. The $25 billion investment was not recouped.