A380 again.

[Splitpin]

I thought I was over it ...but I'm not.

Adams beautiful paint.







and one from RedXSim at Flightsim.to



I think they both suit the beast.

[deeknow]

Pacific Wave FTW!!!

[simonh]

I agree both schemes suit it, bit the black and white scheme is stunning.

[Adamski]

Hehe ... I've always loathed the black & white liveries - just a bit too vulgar for my taste! Green & blue is more refined - and say much more about NZ, IMHO!

[Charl]

Esp. on this model!

[cowpatz]

These just don't do it for me. Too much fuselage depth for the "Wave" and not enough length for the Black scheme, which I don't really like on any aircraft anyway.
But the paints themselves look well done.

[Adamski]

These just don't do it for me. Too much fuselage depth for the "Wave" and not enough length for the Black scheme, which I don't really like on any aircraft anyway.

I have to agree. The A380 is quite ugly compared to other Airbus variants - yet the B747 managed to look very graceful for its size.

[Charl]

Too much fuselage depth for the "Wave" and not enough length

Ah well

[cowpatz]

Could you imagine the queue at baggage claim and immigration processing with the -1000 derivative? Even worse if 2 arrived at the same time. It would take you a day to get processed at LAX.

[Splitpin]

Thanks for looking and the comments chaps.
Charl, that's an interesting comparison graphic, do you know if those options were seriously considered ?

The 900 looks credible to me , but the 1000 looks like an accident waiting to happen.

And as CP said "Could you imagine the queue at baggage claim and immigration processing with the -1000 derivative? Even worse if 2 arrived at the same time. It would take you a day to get processed at LAX."
Even with carry on only it would be a nightmare.

Now I'm wondering what a 100 version would look like

[Charl]

Go on and make one Marty, you know you really want to

My understanding is that pre-Covid, international travel would have been capped by airport time slot availability.
The A380 aimed to improve airport throughput within that constraint.

The 9000 I believe was a step in the evolution of the design, as air traffic outgrew the base model, and airports adapted to the larger peak loading.
Who knows what the post-pandemic world will look like, long term?

Emirates are still betting on huge growth: at DXB they can turn around an A380 in 90 minutes,