HAHA FERNANDO ALONSO IS RETIRED NOW HAHA GP2 ENGINE ARGHHHHHHH

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA even I thought the same.

Sorry, I like the A380, but it is a really ugly plane. 747 is much nicer looking. Both great planes, but the A380 is just too big to be anything but a niche plane. The 747 freighters will be flying long after the all A380's are scrap.

I took this plane from Paris to New York and back to Paris, the AIRBUS A380 is a marvel, we do not even feel the air holes and there is a computer behind each seat, we do not bored at all

Then don’t watch it or make your own documentary.

You see how this stupid pride of these men...ends up spending tons of money for what to prove whose "is literally better, bigger"? Meaning what you can do I can do better...

I forgot something...due to the high volume of travelers at main airports, people often opt for regional ones if it allows a smoother transition out of the airport off to the destination. I flew once through JFK, and that was the last time. I avoided it at all costs (managed to very easily) afterwards with no problem (all through the US there is good weather - not at JFK hence endless delays).

Yes, when you rely on mass then the risks increase. Thanks to the development of technology, Aeroplanes are now single deck but with 19 flight-hour capability

747 is crap, the airbus is much bigger and better.

@soaringtractor goodness, how old are you?

the A380 is a loser.

I was on one few weeks ago from NYC to Paris and it is amazing. It is massive and beautiful!!

Flew it just last week for the first time and while there was no _absolutely flooring_ moment of experience, the general feel of utter solidity, smoothness, quietness, competence, and trust is immediately noticeable. It's just _very_ impressive. Strangely enough the only time I felt I was inside an absolutely _giant_ airplane was on a Lockheed L-1011, it felt like you are inside a palace or something. This was simply due to the design of the luggage storage compartments resulting in a very high ceiling, never seen anything like that since.

The 380 was built because their CEO had a massive ego and it cost them. No matter what they claim they lost a ton of money on it.

Haha look who is talking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10#Incidents_and_accidents Just Junk. Glad they were phased out!

@ A G in fact, it was the 707 that changed the world, making transatlantic flights bearable. And, of course, the short-range workhorse 737 that made dream profit come true.

@@akronymus each and every plane is spacial brother, and each has it's own story and achievements....

@@abhishekghosh803 of course, yes. But there were some outstanding ones that meant a big step forward. Can you imagine crossing Atlantic on a Constellation slowly with several fuel stops and engine failures? 707 added quite some comfort.

@@akronymus yeahh it must've been so revolutionary. Just imagine when they succeeded in crossing the Atlantic at one go, what a great moment it must've been... Boeing truly did some wonders man.....

@@abhishekghosh803 First transatlantic passenger jet flight was with a Comet - a thing that sadly failed because of no experience in building big planes for high speeds and altitudes. Boeing succeeded in getting a military transporter jet funded from which the 707 could be derived. As a boy, I had the opportunity joining a short flight with a Convair 240 twin-prop passenger thing before my first jet flight - believe me, the difference is »worlds apart«. People must have been overwhelmed by the first jets (although they were much more noisy than today's ones) ...

I guess , if you like em fat!

Respect your opinion but it looks like it needs a 10 meter stretch both forward and aft of the wings.

MOST Beautiful Commercial Jet. Most Beautiful Plane in the Sky, Russian Tu-160, White Swan.

You like them chubby? Good for you and plenty to choose from.

You're joking, right? That plane is butt ugly. The 747 is beautiful and iconic.

itsmegp46 Bell X-1 DH comet Boeing 707 747... These are some examples of planes that changed the world.

***** I already mentioned the 707 and the 747. The Bell X-1 was an experimental rocket plane that broke the sound barrier. The Comet was a total failure. Even if the plane never experienced catastrophic metal fatigue which made the plane break up in mid flight, the Boeing 707 and DC-8 were superior in every way. They could fly faster, farther and carry more passengers than the Comet did.

+itsmegp46 agree.

+itsmegp46 Airbus loses money on every A380 delivered(excluding fuel consumption/late delivery penalties). Even if the Revamped A380 is approved (mainly for Emirates) Airbus will lose Billions more on that Program too. A380 is a White Elephant. Present/Future is Large twins

Airbus will break even on the A380 in 2017 Wether or not the programme is dropped is another thing it's poor sales is a reflection of changing trends in global travel rather than a failure of the aircrafts design.

Yushan Yasindu my parents were both born and raised in Europe. I spent most of my childhood there. However, the cooperation you speak of was forced because of one man who simply wanted to "beat the Americans." Not only was the cooperation forced, but it didn't work so well. Did you watch the video? Wiring harnesses were not long enough because French insisted on using new software and no one thought to check if it was compatible with the tried and true software the Germans used. They had to dismantle the first prototype because of that which set the project back a whole year. I would not consider that very good cooperation. The A380 IS a magnificent airplane but while Boeing was busy understanding the business ramifications of new ETOPS rulings, the head of Airbus was so driven by pride/arrogance that he created an economic disaster for his company. I would still love to fly in an A380. I have flown on many 747s but not in many many years because twin engine jets now dominate even the transoceanic routes because of (as I mentioned before) extended ETOPS ratings/certifications that Boeing understood but the head of Airbus missed because of his obsession with "beating" the 747. A380 - engineering marvel, economic failure

Yah, sure it will.

Antonov was a cargo plane not a passenger plane

@@harukaj he didn't specify passenger plane. and are you saying that antonov isn't an aircraft manufactor

Depending how you judge 'bigger' both the Antonov and the A380 are the biggest.

Very sad indeed. This is like watching the movie and knowing the ending.

It can not fly. The A380 is simply so ugly that the earth's gravitational pull repels it.

MAAK4 Lol, ok deformed bug, atleast no airbus planes were grounded

MAAK4 like your mom

@@bliddle3577 Airbuses ground themselves. :) Well, sometimes in the water, but that wouldn't be called grounding.

MAAK4 K smartass, Boeing has had a lot more accidents then airbus, like atleast there planes don't get grounded for over a year. Boeing has almost triple the amount of accidents then airbus

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You’ll stil fly them, not like all a380s are gonna be decommissioned.

Noble Lundberg the 747 is more reliable as well since the A380 was designed solely for passenger flight limits its capability unlike the 747 which was built to be a future freight plane and added seats to it since Boeing thought that the future of commercial flight was gonna be supersonic

joshuaare1 how can it be more reliable

The 787 can fly from secondary and triciary airports and still make a profit. The A380 not.

Small Cessna’s is what changed aviation.

Please research and study B747 for a magnificent marvel of engineering and still flying and profitable after more the 50 years of operation.

So you mean the DC-10/MD-11 and L-1011 with better engines

2029: Maybe the new 'superjumbo' will be a hypothetically stretched-to-80m long B77X, achieving crazy efficiency by lengthening the wings to 80m & moving them up so as to accommodate 2 hypothetical GE90Xes that are as tall as the fuselage 😁 (so as to achieve ultra-high bypass ratios)

@@lzh4950 No, that'll be the A360, airbus's 'new' A350. A380combi, using partially partially the lower pass. deck as freight. 777x is gonna fail. even the range on their short model. is lower by 1200nm than the A350-1000. and we dont need 10 abreast 777x +9abreast is too xpensive. is a weird size. airbus dominates market.

lol, the large planes are dead, airbus has lost the race

The 747 has sold 100s of Cargo planes. The A380 .... 0

I knew that name sounded familiar somewhere.

he also does interviews in the f1 paddock. and no I do not mean the driver

It turns out 'Fernando Alonso' roughly translates into 'super-massive schnutts!!'

who are you lying to?

Haha

Actually the big, fast trans-Atlantic ocean liners provided the best comfort... but that did not save them.

It is a horrible airliner tho. 40% more expensive per passenger mile = fail.

I don't have a child

And that A380 still chose you, and loves small craft, though her dad would never approve.

j3 cub lol

Her brother B777

Haha...

Ben Mace god I hate rolls Royce’s stupid engineering

+Anton Zuykov well said very astute of you I agree Anton it makes little sense they just dipped their toe in the market that's all just because it was bigger means nothing in the numbers game besides Boeing countered with the 767 I believe

+scott bruce if you take out the head start the 747 has, the A380 has more success.

I'm a huge Airbus fan, but I agree with you on this. The mighty 747 was a game changer back then. A380 is a marvel but won't have the profound effects the 747 had. Still, I flew on A380 once and cannot consider anything else on long haul journeys... what a brilliant plane the A380 is.

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Ya, Boeing 747 allowed me, the commoner, to travel around the world. The cause is cheap, should I say affordable air ticket price. I don't mind to seat in the back, with so so meal, and hours and hours of boredom.

I loved Lockheed Tri Star L1011, too bad Lockheed couldn't stay in business, would have been great competitor to McDonnell Douglas an Airbus, and may have possibly been a great cargo plane if they would have reimagined her as such. Competition is always a great thing.

Boeing predicted this which is why they stopped there big jumbo project

emirates disagrees with you. Airline companies use it for just for high density routes while airlines like emirates use it to connect routes and destinations. I advise you to read or listen to tim clark his interview on his success with the a380.

​@AHR 12 Yeah lol, based on what demography? Remind me again why execs drive Rolls, maybach or merc instead of fords or cadillacs? Even trump asked that question. Answer is simple. They're better cars. What did you base that statement on? JD power? Everyone knows they're biased as fuck.

@@hodb3906 simpleflying.com/end-of-the-airbus-a380-emirates-confirms-talks-and-wants-to-switch-a380-orders-to-a350s/

Data communications it’s clearly deductable that airbus forces emirates to cancel the remaining orders for airbus to save up as much as possible. And this has nothing to do on how emirates manages the a380’s. Try again. The orders for a350 was allready long official. Keep up buddy.

CDARK it’s far from the MAX f up tho huh

@@ohmyafy True, I'd rather have a commercial failure than be a mass murderer exposing a corrupt FAA.

jason herah Boeing 747 is,not a380