Top 10 largest passenger aircraft that never flew
As airlines retire their legendary Boeing 747s, and the production of Airbus A380 – the largest passenger airplane ever built – is almost over, we are nearing the end of an era of the giants. But there was a different time when the hub-and-spoke model reigned supreme, and manufacturers competed with their projects to build airliners of truly gargantuan proportions.
There is only one criteria for this list: the raw amount of seats manufacturer promised to cram into the plane. No planes that have been built are included here, but all of them have to have been in the design phase, just to avoid purely fictional ideas.
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As airlines retire their legendary Boeing 747s, and the production of Airbus A380 – the largest passenger airplane ever built – is almost over, we are nearing the end of an era of the giants. But there was a different time when the hub-and-spoke model reigned supreme, and manufacturers competed with their projects to build airliners of truly gargantuan proportions.
There is only one criteria for this list: the raw amount of seats manufacturer promised to cram into the plane. No planes that have been built are included here, but all of them have to have been in the design phase, just to avoid purely fictional ideas.
Airbus restricts cold-weather takeoffs for Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neos - AeroTime
Airbus has introduced new cold-weather takeoff restrictions for A320neo-family aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines, following operational issues reported in freezing fog conditions. The new restriction applies to aircraft powered by PW1100G engines and limits takeoffs...
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