User:AviationA380/Airbus A380 VS Boeing 747-800

During the 1990s Airbus and Boeing researched the possibility for a new model of very large passenger aircraft, Boeing produced the 747-800 while Airbus waited a further decade to produce the A380.

Boeing 747-8 First flight

The first completed A380

The A380 programme experienced delays in October 2006, causing some A380 launch customers to switch to the 747-800.

IN PROGRESS