Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is a widebody aircraft manufactured by is the world's largest passenger airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long haul market. The thendesignated A3XX project was presented in 1994; Airbus launched the € billion ( billion) A380 programme on 19 December 2000.