How the A380-800 fits into the A380 story
A380-800 is the representative branch of the Airbus A380 family, capturing the sole passenger branch and one of the most visually distinctive modern airliners.
This page isolates the A380-800 branch of the Airbus A380 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
2007
Seating
485 to 615
Range
8,200 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The A380-800 is treated as the representative branch because it captures the sole passenger branch and one of the most visually distinctive modern airliners.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- ICAO designator
- A388
- Designator references
- Engines
- Trent 900 or GP7200
- Type data
- Service entry
- 2007
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 485 to 615
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 8,200 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.