Questions and Answers: Choosing an Aircraft
How to choose a private jet based on capacity, range, mission requirements, and comfort level.
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The aircraft will be ready for departure within 3-4 hours from the time the request is received. During this time, organizational matters will be addressed, and the aircraft and crew will be selected.
The heaviest airplane is the Ukrainian cargo giant An-225 Mriya. The record payload capacity set by the An-225 exceeds 253 tons! This aircraft was built during the Soviet era based on the An-124 "Ruslan," with only two units manufactured for transporting the space shuttle "Buran." Mriya is also the longest airplane in the world.
In terms of wingspan, the largest airplane ever to take to the skies is the flying boat Hughes H-4 Hercules, which, however, completed only one flight in 1947.
For passenger capacity, the record holder is the double-deck Airbus A-380-800, which can accommodate 644 passengers in a two-class configuration and is theoretically capable of carrying over 800 people in a full economy configuration.