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Photo Gallery: An exclusive look on board Asiana's Airbus A380

March 20, 2017
Credit: Kurt Hofmann

In Frankfurt, an Asiana A380 awaits passengers who board the aircraft via three air bridges.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Asiana's A380 has 66 business-class seats on the upper deck. This picture shows seat 15A. It can be changed into a full-flat bed. A lot of private space is available.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Asiana's business class, Business Smartium. The aircraft also has 12 seats in first class and 311 seats in economy.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Asiana has six A380s in operation. Here a look to the massive wing, shortly after it became airborne in Frankfurt.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

A table can be easy prepared for work or dinner. The personal IFE features a 49 cm TV screen.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

A lot of space is available for laptops or other items for passengers who need to work aboard the aircraft. Also shown are instruments to change seat positions.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

The purser presents dining cards.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Main course dinner, business-class section.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

In front of the upper deck are the main stairs down to first- and economy-class sections. Asiana's A380 also has an economy class at the rear of the upper deck.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

A lounge located in the front of business class.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

The lounge.

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Personal inflight entertainment.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

The flight from Frankfurt to Seoul Incheon took 10 hours and 17 minutes. Pictured, another A380 leaves Seoul.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

A flight attendant at Asiana's training center told ATW that up to 24 flight attendants are on duty on board an A380 flight.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Airbus A380 emergency equipment location plan.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

GM flight crew training and Airbus A380 senior captain Song Ho-Hyun told ATW in the company's newest A350 XWB simulator that Airbus has a program that enables A380 pilots to train on the A350 within three days. Asiana has 150 A380 pilots.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Asiana Airline's A380 first-class cabin is located on the main deck and offers 12 seats.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Economy-class main deck section.

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Stairs in the rear of the aircraft that connects economy-class sections between main and upper deck.

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South Korea's Asiana Airlines, which operates a fleet of six Airbus A380-800s, began service from Seoul Incheon to Frankfurt, Germany on March 5. ATW correspondent  Kurt Hofmann flew on the 10-hour, 17-minute flight, giving an exclusive look at the aircraft interior. Asiana also flies the double-decker aircraft to Los Angeles, New York JFK and Hong Kong.

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