How much do those planes really cost? Source: Flickr
IF YOU’RE baffled about why the cost of flying is still sky-high these day, then this figure will help explain why.
Half a billion dollars.
Yep, that’s the amount some airlines have to fork out for a single plane from aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus. And that’s not even factoring in the price of fuel, hiring out space at the airport, or employees!
According to new figures released by Airbus, the A380 is its priciest model, at $549 million a piece, followed by the A350-1000, at $452,000. The cheapest plane was the less popular A318.
Here’s the full list, and we’ve converted the figures from US dollars to Australian dollars.
Airbus aircraft type Average list price
• A318: $95.4 million
The cheapest Airbus plane, the A318. Picture: Carlos Medau Source: Flickr
• A319: $113.8 million
• A320: $124.6 million
The Airbus A320 family. Source: Getty Images
• A321: $146 million
• A319neo: $125.2 million
An A319neo. Picture: Aero Icarus Source: Flickr
• A320neo: $136.4 million
• A321neo: $159.8 million
• A330-200: $294.1 million
The A330-200. Picture: Aero Icarus Source: Flickr
• A330-800neo: $320.6 million
• A330-200 Freighter: $298.3 million
• A330-300: $325.9 million
• A330-900neo: $365.6 million
• A350-800: $346.2 million
An Airbus A350-800. Source: AFP
• A350-900: $391.5 million
• A350-1000: $452 million
• A380-800: $549.8 million
The A380. Picture: Steve Elliott Source: Flickr
The prices came into place on January 1, 2015, and represent an average price increase of 3.27 per cent across the Airbus fleet.
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