{"id":269314,"date":"2025-08-19T21:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/airbus-a380-boeing-747-cost-operate\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T21:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:00:13","slug":"airbus-a380-vs-boeing-747-which-costs-more-to-operate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=269314","title":{"rendered":"Airbus A380 Vs. Boeing 747: Which Costs More To Operate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boeing 747-8i was the final passenger iteration of the famous 747 program, while the <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"70735\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><span>Airbus A380<\/span><\/span> is the largest passenger airplane to ever make it into service. The <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"739375\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/747-8\/\"  >Boeing 747-8<\/a><\/span> entered service in 2011, with the last being delivered in 2023. The first A380 entered service in 2007, and the last was delivered in 2021. 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