What an unexpected surprise to see a mammoth Emirates Airbus A380-800 sitting at our gate. We were flying with Air Canada Rouge to Cayo Coco, Cuba on April 1, 2019, for a vacation at Hotel Playa Paraiso. The occupant of our gate before our aircraft’s arrival was the iconic A388.
I was able to get a number of close-up photos and was also able to capture a bit of video with the GoPro Hero 5 Black. The video is long. It started after all passengers had boarded the airliner for their flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However, the ground crew seemed to mill around forever. There is was extra attention paid to engine number 3 (see video below).
So, what we did, instead of editing out any of the footage, we started with a time lapse. That shorter version is followed up by the same photos shown in the gallery below. The video ends with the full real time version.
Emirates Airbus A380-800 Pushback Video
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Emirates Airbus A380-800 Image Gallery
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Emirates
Headquartered in Garhoud, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, the airline is owned by the Government of Dubai. Emirates was founded and commenced operations in 1985. The airline has a fleet of over 260 aircraft, led by the Airbus A380-800, flying to over 140 destinations worldwide. Emirates flies nothing smaller than the Boeing 777-200LR. They are the world’s largest operator of both the A388 and Boeing 777-300ER.
Airbus A380-800
The Airbus A380-800 performed its maiden flight on April 27, 2005 and was introduced in October, 2007 with launch customer Singapore Airlines. Currently, there are 223 A388 aircraft in service around the world as of April, 2018 with 13 different airlines (These numbers have drastically changed due to COVID-19. We’ll wait until the carnage is over before updating…).
The Airplane is 73 metres or 239 feet in length. This is actually three feet shorter than the Boeing 777-300ER. The wingspan is 80 metres or 262 feet while the height at the tail is 24 metres or 79 feet. The flight range is 15,200 kilometres.