The Boeing 747 has long been the highest capacity commercial airliner. It was nicknamed ‘Jumbo Jet’ for its size. Many commercial airliners employ a fleet of the Jumbo Jets. However, the Jumbo Jet has been dethroned by the arrival of Airbus A380, nicknamed ‘Super Jumbo’. The A380 can accommodate 535 passengers in the three-class distribution and 853 people in all economy class setting. It is a very new entrant in the aviation scene so the number of A380s flying at present are few, however many are in the process of delivery.
The maiden take-off of A380 was from Toulouse, France. The first commercial flight was from Singapore to Sydney with Singapore Airline. Subsequently other airline operators started operation of the A380. Currently only Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qantas and Air France operate these airplanes. If you plan to fly with one of these operators, you might be lucky enough to fly a Super Jumbo!