Airbus A380-800 is today's biggest passenger aircraft which can curry passengers around 550 and max 850 (more likely between 550-600). 300million USD double decker airplane challenges B747 - already quite old even -400 series. Despite expensive unit cost, Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Qantas (as well as European airliners) have ordered this superjumbo.
Flight range is over 800nm (15.000km), so this A380 should be used in most of major airlines with stable network between hub airports mainly - like Singapore airlines, Emirates or Qantas which have several domestic or strong regional network, between Europe and Middle-east or Asia, A380 needs as many connecting passengers from rural airports to the hub airport.
There should be some negatives about A380 that if any case of lower demand for the airlines occur just like bad economy, even A380 can carry many passengers per fuel consumption, using A380 will make airlines hard to get passengers and cannot cancel connecting Air-network than, for instance, B787. Longer runway and special terminal gates should also be installed. B747-8F will make A380 less chance of successful in the freighter market, but B747-800 commercial airliner will be hard to beat A380. We also have to wait and see how much the price of B747-800 will be like.
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