Editing Airbus A380 (section)

===Overview===
The A380 was initially offered in two models: the ''A380-800'' and the ''A380F''.

The A380-800's original configuration carried 555 passengers in a [[travel class|three-class]] configuration<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/passenger_comfort.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825115419/http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/passenger_comfort.html|archive-date=25 August 2009|title=Airbus A380 Cabin|publisher=Airbus |access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> or 853 passengers (538 on the main deck and 315 on the upper deck) in a single-class economy configuration. In May 2007, Airbus began marketing a configuration with 30 fewer passengers (525 total in three classes)—traded for {{convert|370|km|nmi mi|abbr=on|order=flip}} more range—to better reflect trends in premium-class accommodation.<ref name="555_to_525">{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Mike|title=Honey, I shrunk the A380!|work=Flight International|date=18 June 2007|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/06/18/214759/honey-i-shrunk-the-a380.html|access-date=17 September 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071012155645/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/06/18/214759/honey-i-shrunk-the-a380.html |archive-date= 12 October 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> The design range for the A380−800 model is {{convert|15700|km|nmi|abbr=on|order=flip}};<ref name="a380_specs">{{cite web|title=A380 Specifications|publisher=Airbus|url=http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a380family/a380-800/specifications/|access-date=18 June 2009|archive-date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708071501/http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/passengeraircraft/a380family/a380-800/specifications/|url-status=dead}}</ref> capable of flying from Hong Kong to New York or from Sydney to [[Istanbul]] non-stop. The A380 is designed for 19,000 cycles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Geoffrey |title=Emirates' Tim Clark threatens cancellation of 777-9 |url=https://www.airlineratings.com/news/emirates-tim-clark-threatens-cancellation-of-777-9/ |website=Airline Ratings |access-date=4 April 2022 |language=en-AU |date=23 February 2022}}</ref>

The second model, the ''A380F'' freighter, would have carried {{cvt|150|t|lb}} of cargo over a range of {{cvt|5600|nmi}}.<ref name="a380_freighter">{{cite web|title=The triple-deck cargo hauler|publisher=Airbus|url=http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a380/freight.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050603010238/http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a380/freight.html|archive-date=2005-06-03}}</ref> Freighter development was put on hold as Airbus prioritised the passenger version, and all orders for freighters were cancelled.

Other proposed variants included an ''A380-900'' stretch{{snd}}seating about 656 passengers (or up to 960 passengers in an all-economy configuration){{snd}}and an extended-range version with the same passenger capacity as the A380-800.<ref name="norris_wagner_book"/>