Airbus Plans Higher Max Takeoff Weight For A380
By Robert Wall .
Airbus has finalized an A380 design package available to airlines allowing them to fly the aircraft farther or with more payload.
The design changes are available as an option to airlines and boost the maximum takeoff weight of the aircraft by four metric tons to 573,000 metric tons. The change would enable the aircraft to fly 120 nm farther or carry the ...