Originally Posted by
Tourist
That's very interesting and I would be interested to read about it. It makes sense for various reasons.
I am under the impression that the A380 is less efficient than 777 in terms of fuel per mile per passenger though despite being bigger and newer..
According to wiki you would be correct.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_ec...raft#Long_haul
Quick look on unverified websites for fuel cost confirms:
A380
$60.35 per nm
say 500 seats typical layout
$0.12 per nm per seat
B777
$38.99 per nm
350 typical
$0.11 per nm per seat
Never mind the vastly lower cost for the aircraft itself.
Probably why the A380 and B747 have been less popular of late with more orders for the wide-twins like the 777/787 and 330/350