World Top 10 Biggest Passenger Airplanes<br /><br /><br />10. Airbus A340 300 -- 295 seats -The Airbus A340 300 is a passenger airplane made in France. It was first<br />manufactured in 1993 and can accommodate 295 passengers in a single-class seat<br />arrangement and 267 in two-class system. It has a travel range of 7,400 nautical<br />miles or 13,705 kilometers. Its current price is between $211 million to $219 million.<br />This is the initial version of the A340 and its first users were Lufthansa and Air<br />France in March 1993. It is powered by four CFMI CFM56-5C engines and makes<br />use of the Honeywell 331-350 (A) APU. <br />9. Airbus A340 500 -- 372 seats -The Airbus A340 500 is a passenger airplane manufactured in France. It came out in<br />2006, though there were early deliveries in 2002. It is designed for 372 passengers<br />in a single-class seat arrangement and 313 in a double class system. The travel<br />range of this plane is 9,018 nautical miles or 16,700 kilometers. A single unit of the<br />plane costs around $233 million. When it was first introduced, it was billed as the<br />passenger airplane with the longest range. <br /><br />8. Airbus A340 600 -- 420 seats -The Airbus A340 600 is a passenger airplane from France that can accommodate Four Rolls Royce<br />Trent 556 engines power the plane with avionics by Thales Smiths. Its maximum<br />cruising speed is 580 miles per hour and it can go as high as 39,000 feet in the air.<br />Airbus has sold a total of 48 units of this model. Its price tag is $245 million.<br /><br />7. Boeing 777 200 -- 440 seats -The Boeing 777 200 is a passenger plane made in the United States. It can<br />accommodate 440 passengers in a single-class system and 400 in a two-class<br />configuration. It has a travel range of 14,260 kilometers or 7,700 nautical miles. The<br />plane is powered by a couple of Pratt and Whitney PW 4090 engines at 90,000 lbf.<br />The maximum cruising speed is 587 miles per hour and the service ceiling is 43,100<br />feet. Boeing has already sold 439 units. <br />6. Airbus A380 700 -- 525 seats -The Airbus A380 700 is a passenger plane from France with a travel range of 8,700<br />nautical miles or 16,112 kilometers. It can accommodate 525 passengers in a single-<br />class configuration and 480 in a two-class set up. The plane costs $301 million. Four<br />Engine Alliance GP 7270 engines at 70,000 lbf power it. The maximum cruising<br />speed is 676 miles per hour while the service ceiling is 43,000 feet. <br /><br />5. Boeing 777 300 -- 550 seats -The Boeing 777 300 is a passenger plane manufactured in the United States<br />with a seat capacity of 550 people in a single-class set up and 451 in a two-class<br />configuration. The maximum cruising<br />speed is 587 miles per hour while the service ceiling is 43,100 feet. Boeing has sold<br />60 units of this model at $279 million each.<br /><br />4. Boeing 747 400 -- 624 seats -The Boeing 747 400 is a passenger plane made in the United States that can<br />accommodate 624 passengers in a single-class set up and 524 in a two-class<br />system. It has a travel range of 7,260 nautical miles or 13,446 kilometers. It has four<br />General Electric GE CF6-80C2B5F engines at 62,100 lbf to provide its power. The<br />maximum cruising speed is 565.47 miles per hour and the service ceiling is 45,000<br />feet. The plane costs $228 million. <br />3. Boeing 747 8 -- 700 seats -The Boeing 747 8 is a passenger airplane manufactured in the United States. It can<br />accommodate 700 passengers if a single-class system is followed, while 600 seats<br />are available in a double-class configuration. The plane has a travel range of 8,000<br />nautical miles or 14,816 kilometers. Four General Electric GEnx 2B67 with 66,500 lbf<br />power the plane. The maximum cruising speed is 649 miles per hour.<br /><br />2. Airbus A380 800 -- 853 seats -The Airbus A380 800 is a passenger plane made in France with capacity for 853<br />passengers in a single class or 644 in a two-tiered class. It has a travel range of<br />8,208 nautical miles or 15,200 kilometers. The plane costs $318 million. Four Rolls<br />Royce Trent 970B engines at 70,000 lbf power the plane. The maximum cruising<br />speed is 676
