superjumbo
noun
su·per·jum·bo
ˈsü-pər-ˌjəm-bō 
: an extremely large passenger jet airplane : superjet
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The airline is still expecting delivery of three additional A350s.
Qatar Airways also has a fleet of eight Airbus A380 superjumbos, with an average age of nine years.
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Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Following the pandemic, many superjumbos were parked with airlines believing air travel would not come back quickly enough to warrant their size.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Related article British Airways reveals new A380 superjumbo first class seat design
First-class pampering
Board one of the few Lufthansa Airbus A350s with Allegris First Class and you are greeted by a nearly private cabin at the front of the plane.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Airbus pulled the plug on the superjumbo in February 2019, after 12 years of service and said its last deliveries of the jet, which cost about $25 billion to develop, would be made in 2021.
—Tiah Shepherd, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Following the pandemic, many superjumbos were parked with airlines believing air travel would not come back quickly enough to warrant their size.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Related article British Airways reveals new A380 superjumbo first class seat design
First-class pampering
Board one of the few Lufthansa Airbus A350s with Allegris First Class and you are greeted by a nearly private cabin at the front of the plane.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Airbus pulled the plug on the superjumbo in February 2019, after 12 years of service and said its last deliveries of the jet, which cost about $25 billion to develop, would be made in 2021.
—Tiah Shepherd, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for superjumbo
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“Superjumbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superjumbo. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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