Brand: Hogan Wings

Model: 0953, Thai Airways (THAI), Airbus A380-800 (Reg:HS-TUD)

Material: Plastic

Type: Civilian Aircraft

Scale: 1/200

Length: 36.3cm, Wingspan:39.9cm, Height:12cm

[Stock Available. Original, Brand new and unused]

Features:

- Display Stand and Landing Gear are included

- SNAP Together Model

- Highly detailed superior graphics

- Simple snap-fit construction

- No painting required

- Recommended Age Range: 14 years & Up

- Country/Region of Manufacture: China

Background:

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, trading as THAI (SET: THAI) is the flag carrier of Thailand. Formed in 1961, the airline has its corporate headquarters in Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chatuchak district, Bangkok, and primarily operates from Suvarnabhumi Airport. THAI is a founding member of the Star Alliance. The airline is the second-largest shareholder of the low-cost carrier Nok Air with a 15.94 per cent stake (2020), and it launched a regional carrier under the name Thai Smile in the middle of 2012 using the new Airbus A320 aircraft. In 2023, it was announced that Thai Smile would be merged back into Thai Airways.

The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was announced in 1990 to challenge the dominance of the Boeing 747 in the long-haul market. The then-designated A3XX project was presented in 1994; Airbus launched the €9.5 billion ($10.7 billion) A380 programme on 19 December 2000. The first prototype was unveiled in Toulouse on 18 January 2005, with its first flight on 27 April 2005. It then obtained its type certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 12 December 2006.

The A380-800's original configuration carried 555 passengers in a three-class configuration or 853 passengers (538 on the main deck and 315 on the upper deck) in a single-class economy configuration. Then in May 2007, Airbus began marketing a configuration with 30 fewer passengers (525 total in three classes)—traded for 200 nmi; 230 mi (370 km) more range—to better reflect trends in premium-class accommodation. The design range for the A380−800 model is 8,500 nmi (15,700 km); capable of flying from Hong Kong to New York or from Sydney to Istanbul non-stop. The A380 is designed for 19,000 cycles.