--- title: "Airbus A380-800: seats, specs, airlines and safety record · Orbit" description: "Airbus A380-800 — 545–555 seats typically, 15,000 km range. Seat layout, engines, who flies it (Emirates, British Airways, Singapore Airlines) and its safety record, with sources." url: https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a380-800 --- Airbus # Airbus A380-800 The A380-800 is the only full-length double-deck airliner ever built, with passenger cabins on two levels and four engines. Airbus built it from the mid-2000s until production ended in December 2021, and it still flies on busy long-haul routes for a small group of airlines, led by Emirates. **Typical seats** 545–555 **Range** 15,000 km **First flight** April 2005 **In service since** October 2007 _\[Image: Emirates A380-800 (A6-EER) departing Munich Airport\]_ Emirates A380-800 (A6-EER) departing Munich Airport. Photo: [Julian Herzog / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emirates%5FAirbus%5FA380-861%5FA6-EER%5FMUC%5F2015%5F01.jpg), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), resized. ## Specifications **Manufacturer** Airbus **ICAO / IATA code** A388 / 388 **First flight** 27 April 2005 **Entered service** 25 October 2007, with Singapore Airlines **Status** Out of production **Engines** 4 × Rolls-Royce Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP7200 **Thrust per engine** 334 kN **Range** 15,000 km (8,099 nmi) **Cruise speed** Mach 0.85 **Length** 72.73 m **Wingspan** 79.75 m **Height** 24.1 m **Cabin width** 6.5 m **Max take-off weight** 575 t ## Seats and cabin layout Airbus quotes 545–555 seats in a typical 3–4 class layout. The type certificate allows at most 868 passengers — the exit limit, which no airline with a premium cabin comes near. ### Airbus’s reference layout Drawn by Orbit from the figures in [Airbus A380 Aircraft Characteristics – Airport and Maintenance Planning (Dec 2023), §2-1-1, §2-4-0 (standard configuration, 555 seats) and §2-5-0 (typical cross-sections)](https://aircraft.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta126/files/2023-12/ac%5Fa380%5F1223.pdf). Typical, not any airline’s seat map — your flight may differ. Nose on the left. Upper deck Main deck - Business - Economy - First Where the source gives no seat pitch, rows are drawn at a typical spacing for the class. ### What the biggest operators fit | Airline | Cabins | Seats | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | [Emirates](https://www.emirates.com/us/english/experience/our-fleet/a380/) | 14 first · 76 business · 56 premium economy · 338 economy | 484 | | [British Airways](https://www.britishairways.com/content/information/about-ba/fleet-facts/airbus-a380-800/new-era) | 12 first · 106 business · 84 premium economy · 215 economy | 417 | | [Singapore Airlines](https://www.singaporeair.com/en%5FUK/us/flying-withus/our-story/our-fleet/airbus-a380-800/) | 6 first · 78 business · 44 premium economy · 343 economy | 471 | | [Qantas](https://www.qantas.com/en-us/onboard/fleet/a380) | 14 first · 70 business · 60 premium economy · 341 economy | 485 | | [Etihad Airways](https://www.etihad.com/en/news/etihad-airways-set-to-reintroduce-its-muchloved-a380-fleet-after-a-surge-in-demand-from-customers) | 10 first · 70 business · 405 economy | 485 | From each airline’s own seat or fleet page. Airlines often fly more than one version of a type; this is the one they publish. ## Which airlines fly the A380-800 The largest fleets of this variant. Counts move as aircraft are delivered and retired, so each carries the date it describes. - Emirates \~116 in the fleet, as of 30 June 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA380%5Foperators) - British Airways 12 in the fleet, as of 6 October 2026 · [source](https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/factsheets/details/86/Factsheets-3/4) - Singapore Airlines \~12 in the fleet, as of 30 June 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA380%5Foperators) - Qantas \~10 in the fleet, as of 30 June 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA380%5Foperators) - Etihad Airways \~9 in the fleet, as of 30 June 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA380%5Foperators) ## Safety record No A380-800 had been written off or involved in a fatal accident as of 6 October 2026\. The complete record, minor incidents included, is kept by the [Aviation Safety Network](https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/type/A388). ## Asked and answered ### How many seats does the Airbus A380-800 have? Airbus quotes a typical layout of about 545 seats in four classes, and its airport-planning reference cabin has 555 seats across both decks. Airline layouts vary widely, from roughly 470 to 615 seats, and the type is certified for up to 868 passengers. ### Which airlines fly the A380-800? Emirates operates by far the largest fleet, well over 100 aircraft. British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Qantas and Etihad are among the other main operators. ### Is the A380 safe? No A380 has been lost in an accident and there have been no passenger fatalities in its service history. Its best-known incident, an uncontained engine failure on Qantas flight 32 in 2010, ended with a safe landing and no injuries. ### How far can the A380-800 fly? Airbus gives a range of about 15,000 km (8,000 nautical miles) with a full four-class load, enough for non-stop flights of around 17 hours. ## Other aircraft - [Airbus A330-300 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a330-300) - [Airbus A350-900 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a350-900) - [Boeing 777-300ER →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/boeing-777-300er) - [All aircraft →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft) ### Further reading - [The airport codes that make no sense](https://orbitflights.app/blog/airport-codes-that-make-no-sense) - [How flight radar actually works, and why your trail vanishes when you land](https://orbitflights.app/blog/how-flight-radar-works) - [Flight tracker or flight log — which one do you actually want?](https://orbitflights.app/blog/flight-tracker-or-flight-log) ## Every flight you’ve taken, on one globe. Orbit is a flight logbook. Add the airports and the date, and it works out the distance, the hours, the countries and the milestones. [Download now](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qwertybit.orbit) ## Where these facts come from - [Airbus — A380 Aircraft Characteristics, Airport and Maintenance Planning (rev. Dec 2023) ↗](https://aircraft.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta126/files/2023-12/ac%5Fa380%5F1223.pdf) - [Airbus — A380 Facts and Figures (February 2022) ↗](https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/2022-02/Airbus-A380-Facts-and-Figures-February-2022.pdf) - [Airbus — A380 product page ↗](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/passenger-aircraft/a380) - [EASA — Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.110 Airbus A380 (Issue 17, 5 Aug 2026) ↗](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/type-certificates/aircraft-cs-25-cs-22-cs-23-cs-vla-cs-lsa/easaa110-airbus-a380) - [Wikipedia — Airbus A380 ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus%5FA380) - [Wikipedia — List of Airbus A380 operators (fleet numbers as of June 2026) ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA380%5Foperators) - [British Airways Media Centre — Airbus A380 factsheet ↗](https://mediacentre.britishairways.com/factsheets/details/86/Factsheets-3/4) - [Emirates — The Emirates A380 fleet ↗](https://www.emirates.com/us/english/experience/our-fleet/a380/) - [Singapore Airlines — Airbus A380-800 ↗](https://www.singaporeair.com/en%5FUK/us/flying-withus/our-story/our-fleet/airbus-a380-800/) - [Qantas — Airbus A380 and seat map ↗](https://www.qantas.com/en-us/onboard/fleet/a380) - [Etihad — A380 reintroduction news release ↗](https://www.etihad.com/en/news/etihad-airways-set-to-reintroduce-its-muchloved-a380-fleet-after-a-surge-in-demand-from-customers) Checked on 6 October 2026. 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