NoUFO From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 7796 posts, RR: 13 Reply 1, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 13832 times:
Those pictures have been around for a while and show Airbus' idea on how to design the interior.
Actual aircraft in service may look completely different.
65captin From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 94 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 13712 times:
Yep, its just the model for Airbus to sell to the clients. But we'll see how close it is to the real thing very soon.
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Miller22 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 707 posts, RR: 5 Reply 6, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 13611 times:
Remember the original marketing pics for the 747? Looked a lot like those.
They'll pack 'em full of 800 31" pitch coach seats.
LMP737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 13526 times:
Most airline CEO's that have ordered the A380 have already scoffed at the idea of putting lounges and what not in their planes. Seats make money, lounges do not.
OzGlobal From France, joined Nov 2004, 2593 posts, RR: 4 Reply 9, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 13453 times:
Enough speculation, here are some facts from QF's website:
"The Qantas A380 will feature special lounge areas; facilities for business meetings and business presentations; and video on demand, internet capability and larger entertainment screens in all seats. Paris-based Australian designer Marc Newson, who designed Skybed, is coordinating the design of the Qantas A380 interior cabin. First Class will provide passengers with greater space, comfort and privacy; Business Class will feature an enhanced version of Skybed; and Economy Class will be substantially improved in terms of space for passengers, entertainment and seating."
ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5534 posts, RR: 40 Reply 10, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 13380 times:
As we all know, are the business and first classes of the most airlines in the existing aircrafts already very good with plenty of room. I am really wondering if the average economy class in the A 380 will have more room and won't be so horribly cramped as any economy in any airline in these days . Please folks, don't tell me that there are airlines with economy classes which are not cramped. I have flown many airlines, e.g. Singapore, Malaysia, Swiss, Qantas, Emirates, AA, BA and others. Every economy class is hell concerning legroom and width of the seats. I hope this will be slightly better in the A 380 with most airlines.
OzGlobal From France, joined Nov 2004, 2593 posts, RR: 4 Reply 11, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 13344 times:
I hope this (Y class) will be slightly better in the A 380 with most airlines.
@ZRH Did you read the QF announcement? ....and Economy Class will be substantially improved in terms of space for passengers, entertainment and seating.
When all's said and done, there'll be more said than done.
TinPusher007 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 963 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 13318 times:
The last pic is one I've never seen before. To me it looks like a cross between what SQ and VS might do with the premieum sections of their birds. Im very curious to see what they and EK will do to their interiors especially considering EK already has a private cabin with a closing door on its A345's.
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Gaut From Belgium, joined Dec 2001, 344 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 13249 times:
The A380 can accommodate 550 pax in three-clas configuration. Most of airliners (except LH) will seat less pax --> more space --> more comfort for pax.
Here are the seating configurations in 3 class for some airlines:
SQ: less than 480 pax
QF: 501 (9F-80C-449Y)
EK: 489 (3-class for long-range), 517 (3-class for medium range) and 644 (2-class for flights to Thailand, India..).
AF: 538
LH: 550
VS: 500
QR: 490
ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5534 posts, RR: 40 Reply 15, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 13177 times:
@ZRH Did you read the QF announcement? ....and Economy Class will be substantially improved in terms of space for passengers, entertainment and seating
I really hope this will become true. In this case it will be an advantage for those airlines which have 380s. For example in economy I only would fly Qantas or Singapore to Australia if they use 380 and not anymore BA.
Pwm2bos From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 18 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 11216 times:
Do you actually think that the airlines that have orders the A380 will put all that crap in their planes???
The A380 will be used as nothing more than a cattle car!!!!
CURLYHEADBOY From Italy, joined Feb 2005, 921 posts, RR: 2 Reply 18, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 11121 times:
Pwm2bos - I think there is some chance to see this stuff in first class, something similar is already available on many airlines. As for the coach... Well, i hope for a little more legroom, nothing more.
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Oxygen From Hong Kong, joined Sep 1999, 673 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 9911 times:
The last picture which shows the Swiss like first class is not the interior of the A380, should be the A340NG interior instead. There is a page in the airbus website of the A330/340 interior with the 360degree view of this interior.
Jcavinato From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 516 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 9836 times:
I'm surprised airline managements haven't asked the manufacturers to figure out a way to lay us all flat, like submarine beds. Even give us a sedative upon check in so we don't move, talk, eat, or drink. That way we could be shoved into the overheads, too. I'm sure they dream of densities like this all the time. The see how LD-3 containers fill up the belly and wonder how they can get that amount of passenger packing into the upper floor(s). Afterall, a plane is all about revenue generation per cubic foot.
KBOS From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 413 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 8561 times:
Well, if you remember when the 747 came out. Most had a lounge or piano bar in the upper deck. Those disappeared and were replaced by seats pretty quickly......we may get a few of these things when the 380 enters service, but I doubt they will be there for long.....
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Paul From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 374 posts, RR: 4 Reply 24, posted (8 years 3 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 8087 times:
Are those pics of business and first class? or just first!
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25 N79969: I wonder how much the A380 Zero Fuel Weight will be at those configurations. It will not be light. Also the bar and bar stools are absurd. If they rea
26 Skyguy: I think there will be a small lounge area for First Class passengers, not too much unlike what VS have currently in Upper Class but just bigger with s
27 Petazulu: How about a few well placed composite (light) slot machines? I would think they would make money hand over fist. More than the space of a cheap coach
28 Knoxibus: "Also the bar and bar stools are absurd." Well looking at the LOPAs I have seen, I guess you are going to have to wake up. Most of the airlines who ha
29 Gaut: Cafmeyer, You are right, I just write those numbers from FI without any check... Sorry about that Regards Gaut
30 Austin767400: Saw some of those in Airbus Jetliners magazine! Nice pics though! Austin767400
31 ZRH: I think, if airlines really put not more than 550 seats in it, there will be a chance that the economy class will be more comfortable than in any exis
32 EmiratesUK: If you look at the very last picture it's not that much different to some airlines first class, SQ jumps to mind. This is what you'll more than likely
33 Qantasflyer: QF have announced that their aircraft will fly with 501 seats quite spacious, they have also announced that the first class designs are complete and t
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