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Airbus A380-800 (A380-861)

OS-896405Active

RegistrationAEA6-APB

OperatorEtihad Airways

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Airbus A380-800 (A380-861) in Toulouse. Operates for Etihad Airways.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

Seats486 (F9 · C70 · Y407)

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationEmiratos Árabes Unidos

OwnerEtihad Airways

MSNOS-896405

Hex / ICAO 24-bit896405

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A380

Figures for the A380-800 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 69% the length of a football pitch

Length72.7 m239 ft

Wingspan79.8 m262 ft

Height24.1 m79 ft

Range14,800 km7,991 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,100 m42,979 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight575,000 kg1,267,657 lb

Maximum payload298,000 kg656,977 lbIts 525 passengers with baggage would weigh about 52.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity525 passengersUp to 853 in a high-density layout

Endurance16 h 23 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 14,800 km range, from Abu Dhabi it could fly non-stop as far as:

LIMLima14,765 km SCLSantiago14,672 km MEXMexico City14,367 km AKLAuckland14,220 km PTYTocumen13,792 km

The type first flew in 2005 (21 years ago) · About 251 units built · Production ended in 2021

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

9First

70Business

407Economy

486 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorEtihad Airways network of its widebody aircraft

Base

AUHAbu Dhabi

Main destinations

HKGHong Kong BRUZaventem JFKNew York BKKBangkok BOMMumbai CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)CGKJakarta DELNew Delhi PEKBeijing SINSingapore YYZToronto

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Aircraft chronology

Feb 28, 2026

Grounded by the airspace closure

On February 28, 2026, the A380 861 aircraft (registration A6-APB), operated by Etihad Airways, was in the news. Source: Etihad Airways.

What happened

In late February 2026, a sharp escalation of the war between Iran, Israel and the United States — with strikes on facilities inside Iranian territory and Iranian missile retaliation towards the Persian Gulf — led to the simultaneous closure of the airspace of at least eight countries on 28 February (Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates). The main Gulf airlines suspended or diverted their flights for several days — about 24% of Middle East operations were cancelled that day — and the restrictions were not fully lifted in the Emirates until 3 May 2026. Source: Etihad Airways.

Source: Etihad Airways

Jun 1, 2026

Returned to service

In June 2026, the Airbus 380-861 aircraft (registration A6-APB), operated by Etihad Airways, returned to service. Source: Etihad Airways.

Source: Etihad Airways

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A380-800 (A380-861) · A6-APB · Etihad Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
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