In this article, we are going to show our audience the 10 largest commercial planes in the world, which take hundreds of people from one end of the globe to the other in a matter of hours.
10th – Airbus A330-300/A330-900neo
The Airbus A330-300 had its first flight in 1992 and can carry between 250 and 440 engers depending on the operator's configuration, with up to three classes.
Its main competitor is the Boeing 777, and its version has been updated with an A330-900NEO that will replace the A330-300.
9th – Airbus A350-900
Still talking about Airbus, the modern Airbus A350-900 is the first aircraft of the French manufacturer developed and manufactured with wings and fuselages mainly with carbon fiber and polymer.
The Airbus mask has a flight range of approximately 15000 km and its configuration can vary from 300 to 350 engers. Its direct competitor is the modern Boeing 787 in version 1000 and the brand new Boeing 777X, in Brazil the aircraft flies in the colors of LATAM.
8th – Boeing 787-10
The Boeing 787-10 was a plane built to compete directly with the Airbus A350-900, the aircraft has autonomy to fly 11.900km in distance, in Boeing's portfolio it replaces the 777-200, its capacity is 330 engers in a single cabin with up to two classes.
7th – Airbus A350-1000
The largest European twin-jet, the A350-1000 had Qatar as its launch company, it is the largest variant of the A350 family with the capacity to transport 370 customers and can have up to two classes, its flight autonomy is almost 15.000km without stops, it was built to replace the A340-600 and compete with the Boeing 777-300
6th – Boeing 777-200
The Boeing 777-200 had United as its company that launched the model in 1995, the 200 version has the capacity to carry 400 to 440 engers depending on the configuration chosen by the operator, its main competitor is the Airbus A330-300 with its flight autonomy of 4.200 nautical miles, due to the pandemic in 2020, many companies opted for storage and even retirement of the model.
In Brazil, the aircraft flew under the colors of the pioneer VARIG until the end of its operations.
5th – Airbus A340-600
Launched by Airbus in 2002, the aircraft with the largest fuselage manufactured by the French company, the A340-600 can carry up to 475 engers in its cabin, its launcher was Virgin Atlantic, the 600 version is 12 meters longer than the 300 version, and its manufacturing was closed in 2011 due to low demand for the model, in total 377 units were built.
4th – Boeing 777-300
Manufactured in the United States by Boeing, the 777-300 has the capacity to carry between 451 and 550 people aboard its cabin, it is possible to place two classes in addition to economy, and Emirates is the largest operator in the world with 131 units in its fleet.
3th – Boeing 747-400
With its first flight in 1988, the Boeing 747-400 manufactured in the United States has the capacity to accommodate 416 to 524 people inside its cabin, which has an upper deck, depending on the configuration it can have up to three large and luxurious classes inside. .
The main operator became British Airways, which was affectionately nicknamed the queen of the air with the 747.
2th – Boeing 747-8
Still talking about the 747 but with a new modern and quieter version we will present the 747-8 that can take up to 700 people in its enger cabin, there is also a much larger upper deck compared to the 747-400, allowing for class configurations doubles.
Its trajectory is not so long, in the future Boeing intends to replace the 747-8 with the modern 777x, which, in addition to being more economical because it is a twin reactor, manages to carry almost the same capacity and will also be on the list of the largest commercial aircraft in the world.
1th – Airbus A380-800
Now it's time to talk about the big Airbus!
The A380-800 was a great challenge for the aeronautical industry, this aircraft can carry from 644 to 853 people inside its grand enger cabin with the upper deck covering the entire fuselage, the aircraft had a short trajectory.
Fifteen years have ed since its first flight in 2005 until the announcement of the retirements of major operators due to the aviation crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The last unit of the A380 is going to Emirates, the largest operator of the model.
